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QUS vs BELT

State Street SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF vs iShares U.S. Select Equity Active ETF

QUS

State Street SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF

State Street Investment Management

Annual cost

0.15%

Fund size

$1.5B

BELT

iShares U.S. Select Equity Active ETF

BlackRock

Annual cost

0.75%

Fund size

$9M

Key differences

  • QUS costs 0.60% less per year.
  • QUS is significantly larger than BELT — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • QUS follows a index tracking strategy; BELT uses index enhanced.
  • QUS has a longer track record, which may reduce uncertainty around long-term behavior.

Side-by-side comparison

QUSBELT
Annual cost (TER)0.15%0.75%
Fund size (AUM)$1.5B$9M
Since20152024
Dividend yield1.32%0.00%
Asset classequityequity
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex enhanced
CAGR 1Y+19.6%+28.9%
CAGR 3Y+18.6%N/A
CAGR 5Y+11.5%N/A
Sharpe 3Y1.20N/A
Volatility 1Y9.24%17.21%
Max drawdown-33.78%-23.05%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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