BLV vs QUAL

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF vs iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

Quick take
  • • BLV has the lower expense ratio at 0.03% vs 0.15% for QUAL.
  • • BLV pays a higher dividend yield (5.05%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricBLVQUAL
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.03%0.15%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
5.05%0.85%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$8.32B$48.05B
YTD return
-1.91%13.54%
1-year return
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3-year return
Annualized.
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5-year return
Annualized.
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10-year return
Annualized.
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Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
2.040.87
P/E ratio
—26.52
Last price
$64.75$56.37
Inception
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Issuer
VanguardiShares

BLV top holdings

Holdings data unavailable for BLV.

QUAL top holdings

Top holdings · QUAL
MSFTMicrosoft Corp7.97%
AAPLApple Inc7.35%
NVDANVIDIA Corp5.92%
LLYEli Lilly and Co4.48%
METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A4.04%
VVisa Inc Class A3.55%
TJXTJX Companies Inc3.52%
LRCXLam Research Corp2.83%
XOMExxonMobil Holdings Corp2.61%
MAMastercard Inc Class A2.52%
Sector breakdown · QUAL
Real Estate1.6%
Consumer Cyclical8.6%
Basic Materials1.8%
Consumer Defensive4.7%
Technology38.3%
Communication Services8.9%
Financial Services12.6%
Utilities2.1%
Industrials7.0%
Energy3.8%
Healthcare10.5%

About BLV

BLV (Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF) is Long-term investment-grade bonds. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $8.3B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.03%, a dividend yield of 5.05%.

About QUAL

QUAL (iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF) is US large-caps screened for quality factors. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $48.0B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.15%, a dividend yield of 0.85%. Its largest holding is Microsoft Corp (MSFT), which represents 8.0% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 1.6%.