QUAL vs VONG overlap - what they share and where they differ
QUAL and VONG share 43.8% of their weight across 70 common positions, read from what each fund reported to the SEC.
Each week Ploutos reads the reported positions of the largest US equity ETFs and measures, pair by pair, the weight they share: for every stock both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights counts. Two funds tracking the same index land near 100%. A sector fund inside a broad index fund lands at roughly that sector's weight.
QUAL and VONG
43.8%
70 shared positions
QUAL
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 124 positions · Jul 31, 2026
Top 10: 44.4%·Holdings of QUAL
VONG
VANGUARD RUSSELL 1000 GROWTH INDEX FUND
Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 381 positions · May 31, 2026
Top 10: 62.8%·Holdings of VONG
Reported positions cover QUAL 100%, VONG 100% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.
VONG vs QUAL side by side
QUALiShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
124
stock positions reported to the SEC
20.4% of its weight is in 54 names VONG does not hold
VONGVANGUARD RUSSELL 1000 GROWTH INDEX FUND
381
stock positions reported to the SEC
38.2% of its weight is in 311 names QUAL does not hold
Where each fund's weight sits
Largest sectors for both funds
The widest gap is Technology: VONG has 19.4 points more of it.
The figures side by side
| QUAL | VONG | |
|---|---|---|
| Filing date | Jul 31, 2026 | May 31, 2026 |
| Stock positions reported | 124 | 381 |
| Weight of the ten largest | 44.4% | 62.8% |
| Largest position | MSFT 7.2% | NVDA 13.1% |
| Held alone | 54 positions, 20.4% | 311 positions, 38.2% |
| Covered by stock positions | 100% | 100% |
Holdings they share
| Stock | In QUAL | In VONG | Counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSFTMICROSOFT CORPORATION | 7.16% | 8.96% | 7.16% |
| AAPLAPPLE INC. | 6.64% | 11.95% | 6.64% |
| NVDANVIDIA CORPORATION | 5.85% | 13.07% | 5.85% |
| GOOGLALPHABET INC. | 3.68% | 7.05% | 3.68% |
| METAMETA PLATFORMS, INC. | 3.69% | 3.19% | 3.19% |
| LLYELI LILLY AND COMPANY | 3.66% | 2.67% | 2.67% |
| VVISA INC. | 3.17% | 1.57% | 1.57% |
| LRCXLAM RESEARCH CORPORATION | 3.49% | 1.20% | 1.20% |
| MAMASTERCARD INCORPORATED | 2.28% | 1.20% | 1.20% |
| COSTCOSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION | 1.11% | 1.28% | 1.11% |
What each holds alone
The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.
Only in QUAL
Only in VONG
Questions people ask
Is QUAL the same as VONG?
43.8% of their weight sits in the same 70 holdings. QUAL also reports XOM, JNJ, BRK.A, which the other does not. VONG also reports AVGO, AMZN, TSLA, which the other does not.
How is the overlap between QUAL and VONG measured?
For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 100% of QUAL and 100% of VONG, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.
Which holds more, VONG or QUAL?
QUAL reports 124 stock positions and VONG reports 381. 20.4% of QUAL's weight sits in names VONG does not hold, and 38.2% of VONG's weight in names QUAL does not hold. The ten largest positions are 44.4% of QUAL and 62.8% of VONG.
How do QUAL and VONG differ by sector?
The widest gap is Technology: VONG has 19.4 points more of it. Sectors come from each holding's SIC code in its SEC record, summed by the weight the fund reports.
Where do the numbers come from?
From each fund's own N-PORT filing to the SEC, which lists every position and its weight. The comparison uses every equity position the fund reports; cash, futures and bonds are not counted, which is why a coverage figure sits next to every result. Holdings change between filings.
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