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Inception date
Jul 18, 2013
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
Seeking to capture higher quality stocks within GICS sectors, QUAL make its selections from the large- and mid-cap MSCI universe by considering quality factors: high ROE, low debt/equity, and stable earnings growth. The fund changed its exposure following a September 1, 2015 index change, foregoing some of its earlier sector biases in favor of an underlying index with sector weighting that looks more like our benchmark, while applying quality factors to the stocks within those sectors. The new portfolio is expected to take less active risk (compared with the old index) relative to pure cap-weighted exposure. Historically QUAL has tracked its index well. QUAL has had strong institutional interest.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Technology Services
Electronic Technology
Finance
Stocks99.79%
Technology Services25.57%
Electronic Technology18.30%
Finance16.36%
Health Technology7.54%
Consumer Non-Durables6.30%
Retail Trade6.00%
Producer Manufacturing5.48%
Utilities2.29%
Process Industries2.15%
Consumer Services1.83%
Energy Minerals1.65%
Consumer Durables1.48%
Health Services1.38%
Distribution Services1.02%
Industrial Services0.85%
Commercial Services0.73%
Miscellaneous0.48%
Transportation0.34%
Non-Energy Minerals0.05%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.21%
Mutual fund0.18%
Cash0.02%
Stock breakdown by region
North America96.19%
Europe3.81%
Latin America0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
QUAL invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Technology Services, with 25.57% stocks, and Electronic Technology, with 18.30% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
QUAL top holdings are Microsoft Corporation and NVIDIA Corporation, occupying 6.75% and 5.75% of the portfolio correspondingly.
QUAL last dividends amounted to 0.39 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.55 USD in dividends, which shows a 40.13% decrease.
Yes, QUAL pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.03%. The last dividend (Mar 21, 2025) amounted to 0.39 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
QUAL shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Jul 18, 2013, and its management style is Passive.
QUAL expense ratio is 0.15% meaning you'd have to pay 0.15% of your investment to help manage the fund.
QUAL follows the MSCI USA Sector Neutral Quality. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
QUAL invests in stocks.
QUAL price has risen by 6.88% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 6.38% increase. See more dynamics on QUAL price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 5.79% over the last month, showed a −1.99% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 7.72% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 5.79% over the last month, showed a −1.99% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 7.72% in a year.
QUAL trades at a premium (0.45%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.