QUAL vs XLG overlap - what they share and where they differ
QUAL and XLG share 44.9% of their weight across 22 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 XLG
44.9%
22 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
XLG
Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF
Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 50 positions · Jul 31, 2026
Top 10: 62.4%·Holdings of XLG
Reported positions cover QUAL 100%, XLG 100% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.
XLG vs QUAL side by side
QUALiShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
124
stock positions reported to the SEC
40.5% of its weight is in 102 names XLG does not hold
XLGInvesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF
50
stock positions reported to the SEC
36.4% of its weight is in 28 names QUAL does not hold
Where each fund's weight sits
Largest sectors for both funds
The widest gap is Technology: XLG has 15.4 points more of it.
The figures side by side
| QUAL | XLG | |
|---|---|---|
| Filing date | Jul 31, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Stock positions reported | 124 | 50 |
| Weight of the ten largest | 44.4% | 62.4% |
| Largest position | MSFT 7.2% | NVDA 12.1% |
| Held alone | 102 positions, 40.5% | 28 positions, 36.4% |
| Covered by stock positions | 100% | 100% |
Holdings they share
| Stock | In QUAL | In XLG | Counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSFTMICROSOFT CORPORATION | 7.16% | 8.56% | 7.16% |
| AAPLAPPLE INC. | 6.64% | 11.26% | 6.64% |
| NVDANVIDIA CORPORATION | 5.85% | 12.06% | 5.85% |
| GOOGLALPHABET INC. | 3.68% | 9.36% | 3.68% |
| METAMETA PLATFORMS, INC. | 3.69% | 3.03% | 3.03% |
| LLYELI LILLY AND COMPANY | 3.66% | 2.25% | 2.25% |
| BRK.ABERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. | 1.84% | 2.33% | 1.84% |
| XOMEXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION | 2.18% | 1.60% | 1.60% |
| JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSON | 2.06% | 1.53% | 1.53% |
| VVISA INC. | 3.17% | 1.51% | 1.51% |
What each holds alone
The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.
Only in QUAL
Only in XLG
Questions people ask
Is QUAL the same as XLG?
44.9% of their weight sits in the same 22 holdings. QUAL also reports TJX, ROST, ANET, which the other does not. XLG also reports AMZN, AVGO, JPM, which the other does not.
How is the overlap between QUAL and XLG 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 XLG, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.
Which holds more, XLG or QUAL?
QUAL reports 124 stock positions and XLG reports 50. 40.5% of QUAL's weight sits in names XLG does not hold, and 36.4% of XLG's weight in names QUAL does not hold. The ten largest positions are 44.4% of QUAL and 62.4% of XLG.
How do QUAL and XLG differ by sector?
The widest gap is Technology: XLG has 15.4 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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