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QUAL · iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
Over the last 13 years (2013-08 to 2026-10), $10,000 invested in QUAL with dividends reinvested grew to $54,378, 13.63% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -27.78%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.
Growth of $10,000 · 2013-08 to 2026-10 · dividends reinvested
How QUAL held up in past market crashes
QUAL has been through 3 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 34.1% in the 2020 COVID crash, when the S&P 500 fell 34.1%. It took 5 months from the bottom to get back to its high. No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.
| Crash | QUAL deepest fall | S&P 500 (SPY) | Peak to bottom | Back to peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 fourth-quarter selloff | -21.2% | -20.2% | Sep 2018 to Dec 2018 | 4 months |
| 2020 COVID crash | -34.1% | -34.1% | Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 | 5 months |
| 2022 bear market | -28.4% | -25.4% | Jan 2022 to Sep 2022 | 14 months |
Price declines in the fund's listing currency, dividends not included, inside each crash's S&P 500 peak-to-bottom window. See how 50 popular ETFs compare in the crash study.
About QUAL
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF is an exchange-traded fund designed to provide exposure to U.S. large- and mid-cap stocks with quality characteristics. The fund seeks to track the MSCI USA Sector Neutral Quality Index, which selects companies based on fundamental measures such as return on equity, earnings stability, and financial leverage.
Fund description from our market-data provider.
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