---
ticker: "QUAL"
name: "iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/QUAL"
grade: "A"
score: 81
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "US Quality Index"
category_rank: "1 of 26"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# QUAL: iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

Grade **A**, Score 81 of 100. Rank 1 of 26 in US Quality Index.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 86 | 3 of 26 |
| Mission | 95 | 1 of 19 |
| Risk | 65 | 7 of 26 |
| Tradability | 94 | 2 of 26 |
| Holdings | 36 | 23 of 26 |
| Durability | 96 | 1 of 26 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 122 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | MSFT | Microsoft | 8.01% |
| 2 | AAPL | Apple | 7.03% |
| 3 | NVDA | NVIDIA | 6.49% |
| 4 | META | Meta Platforms Class A | 4.62% |
| 5 | LRCX | Lam Research | 3.69% |
| 6 | LLY | Eli Lilly | 3.65% |
| 7 | TJX | Tjx | 3.41% |
| 8 | V | Visa Class A | 3.24% |
| 9 | AMAT | Applied Material Inc | 3.01% |
| 10 | KLAC | Kla | 2.57% |
| 11 | XOM | Exxonmobil Holdings Corp | 2.31% |
| 12 | MA | Mastercard Class A | 2.28% |
| 13 | JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | 2.04% |
| 14 | GOOGL | Alphabet Class A | 1.97% |
| 15 | BRK.B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B | 1.81% |
| 16 | NFLX | Netflix | 1.63% |
| 17 | ANET | Arista Networks | 1.61% |
| 18 | GOOG | Alphabet Class C | 1.54% |
| 19 | MRK | Merck & Co Inc | 1.35% |
| 20 | FTNT | Fortinet | 1.35% |
| 21 | ROST | Ross Stores Inc | 1.34% |
| 22 | ADP | Automatic Data Processing Inc | 1.16% |
| 23 | COST | Costco Wholesale Corp | 1.07% |
| 24 | LIN | Linde PLC | 1.00% |
| 25 | WMT | Walmart | 0.96% |
| 26 | ADBE | Adobe Inc | 0.92% |
| 27 | ACN | Accenture PLC Class A | 0.84% |
| 28 | PG | Procter & Gamble | 0.83% |
| 29 | MMM | 3M | 0.82% |
| 30 | LMT | Lockheed Martin Corp | 0.81% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/QUAL. Please cite the page URL.