
iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF
$76.70−0.93 (−1.20%)
- 0.15%
- $3.45B
- +13.1%
- 0.26%
- 402K sh
- low $61.25high $88.15
The ETF.net GARP Grade
Score 64 out of 100
- 11 of 30
Score 64 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A81 out of 100Rank 5 of 30Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A73 out of 100Rank 13 of 23Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D36 out of 100Rank 21 of 30Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A73 out of 100Rank 8 of 30Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D28 out of 100Rank 28 of 30Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B58 out of 100Rank 13 of 30
Our read on GARP
In short
BGrowth at a reasonable price is usually a stock-picker's discipline. GARP hard-codes it: US large and mid caps screened for growth, then filtered for value and quality, roughly 130 names, at a fee under the factor-fund norm.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks to track an index of U.S. growth stocks that exhibit favorable value and quality characteristics.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
GARP Holdings
- Stocks
- 132
- 44%
- AAPL
Sectors
- Technology56.7%
- Consumer Discretionary11.4%
- Communication10.0%
- Industrials8.7%
- Financials6.8%
- Health Care3.6%
- Materials1.5%
- Utilities0.6%
- Energy0.4%
- Real Estate0.3%
Geography
- United States97.99%
- Brazil1.84%
- Mexico0.15%
- Australia0.02%
GARP Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | GARP |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +14.2% |
| 1 month | −8.9% |
| 3 months | −2.3% |
| 1 year | +13.1% |
| 3 years | +30.4% |
| 5 years | +15.6% |
| 10 years |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | GARP |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +14.2% | |
| 2025 | +21.5% | |
| 2024 | +37.4% | |
| 2023 | +42.9% | |
| 2022 | −26.7% | |
| 2021 | +28.0% | |
| 2020 | +26.5% |
GARP in the news
GARP Dividends
- 0.26%
- $0.21
- $0.05 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
GARP Risk
- 19.0%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 1.27
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −30.6%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.18
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
GARP Cost
Overpaying vs MGV, cheapest in US Factor Index
$2,077
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
GARP 0.15%
$3,137
MGV 0.05% Cheapest
$1,060
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | GARP | MGV | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $274 | $92 | $182 |
| 20 | $1,071 | $360 | $711 |
| 30 | $3,137 | $1,060 | $2,077 |
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- BMTUMiShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +12.5%
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