QUAL vs VUG overlap - what they share and where they differ
QUAL and VUG share 44.2% of their weight across 45 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 VUG
44.2%
45 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
VUG
VANGUARD GROWTH INDEX FUND
Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 144 positions · Jun 30, 2026
Top 10: 63.1%·Holdings of VUG
Reported positions cover QUAL 100%, VUG 100% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.
VUG vs QUAL side by side
QUALiShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
124
stock positions reported to the SEC
34.1% of its weight is in 79 names VUG does not hold
VUGVANGUARD GROWTH INDEX FUND
144
stock positions reported to the SEC
36.8% of its weight is in 99 names QUAL does not hold
Where each fund's weight sits
Largest sectors for both funds
The widest gap is Technology: VUG has 25.4 points more of it.
The figures side by side
| QUAL | VUG | |
|---|---|---|
| Filing date | Jul 31, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Stock positions reported | 124 | 144 |
| Weight of the ten largest | 44.4% | 63.1% |
| Largest position | MSFT 7.2% | NVDA 12.6% |
| Held alone | 79 positions, 34.1% | 99 positions, 36.8% |
| Covered by stock positions | 100% | 100% |
Holdings they share
| Stock | In QUAL | In VUG | Counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSFTMICROSOFT CORPORATION | 7.16% | 7.61% | 7.16% |
| AAPLAPPLE INC. | 6.64% | 11.67% | 6.64% |
| NVDANVIDIA CORPORATION | 5.85% | 12.63% | 5.85% |
| GOOGLALPHABET INC. | 3.68% | 10.29% | 3.68% |
| METAMETA PLATFORMS, INC. | 3.69% | 3.41% | 3.41% |
| LLYELI LILLY AND COMPANY | 3.66% | 2.81% | 2.81% |
| AMATAPPLIED MATERIALS, INC. | 3.10% | 1.60% | 1.60% |
| VVISA INC. | 3.17% | 1.54% | 1.54% |
| LRCXLAM RESEARCH CORPORATION | 3.49% | 1.51% | 1.51% |
| MAMASTERCARD INCORPORATED | 2.28% | 1.13% | 1.13% |
What each holds alone
The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.
Only in QUAL
Only in VUG
Questions people ask
Is QUAL the same as VUG?
44.2% of their weight sits in the same 45 holdings. QUAL also reports XOM, JNJ, BRK.A, which the other does not. VUG also reports AMZN, AVGO, TSLA, which the other does not.
How is the overlap between QUAL and VUG 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 VUG, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.
Which holds more, VUG or QUAL?
QUAL reports 124 stock positions and VUG reports 144. 34.1% of QUAL's weight sits in names VUG does not hold, and 36.8% of VUG's weight in names QUAL does not hold. The ten largest positions are 44.4% of QUAL and 63.1% of VUG.
How do QUAL and VUG differ by sector?
The widest gap is Technology: VUG has 25.4 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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