# iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor UCITS ETF (IUQD) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/iuqd · ISIN IE00BF2QSQ20 · Data: TradingView (LSE closes and returns, delayed), issuer documents, ONS CPIH, FCA FIRDS ## At a glance > Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise. As of 30/09/2026, IUQD (iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00BF2QSQ20) closed at $2,696.00 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.20% a year (about £20 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +78.4%, or +39.4% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2018. It tracks the MSCI USA Sector Neutral Quality. You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share. Its ongoing charge is 0.2% a year — about £20 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you. Income from its investments is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. Latest close: **$2,696.00** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | IUQD | | ISIN | IE00BF2QSQ20 | | Category | US shares | | Type | ETF | | Provider | iShares | | Tracks | MSCI USA Sector Neutral Quality | | Income | Distributing | | Ongoing charge | 0.20% a year (£20 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £724m | | Launched | 2018 | | Domicile | Ireland | ## Past returns (periods to 30/09/2026) After the fund's ongoing charges. "Income reinvested" is total return; "price only" leaves out income paid out. Real returns are after ONS CPIH inflation. | Window | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 1 year | +17.74% | +14.04% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +60.12% | +44.48% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +78.37% | +39.44% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year returns Calendar-year returns of iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −12.4%, 2023 +22.4%, 2024 +23.7%, 2025 +3.4%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +14.0%. Returns of iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +17.5%; to 30/09/2025: +7.4%; to 30/09/2024: +23.6%; to 30/09/2023: +12.3%; to 30/09/2022: −3.3%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | -12.4% | -19.8% | Price | | 2023 | +22.4% | +17.5% | Price | | 2024 | +23.7% | +19.5% | Price | | 2025 | +3.4% | -0.2% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | +14.0% | +10.8% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 10.73% | -6.41% | | 3 years | 12.40% | -18.16% | | 5 years | 13.83% | -18.51% | ## Largest fall Volatility of iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 10.7% over 1 year, 12.4% over 3 years, 13.8% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor UCITS ETF since October 2021, in pounds: −18.5% from 19/11/2021 to 17/06/2022. The lowest 12-month return of iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −12.4% (12 months to 30/12/2022); the highest was +33.4% (12 months to 22/03/2024). On 30/09/2026 the price of iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor UCITS ETF was at its highest weekly close since October 2021, in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor UCITS ETF 0.20% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 69 of the 210 other US share funds charge more, 33 the same and 108 less (share classes counted once). ## Funds tracking the same index 3 funds track MSCI USA Sector Neutral Quality, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.15% to 0.20% a year (30/09/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | HSBC MSCI USA Quality UCITS ETF USD | 0.15% | +18.2% | +65.4% | +81.5% | | iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor UCITS ETF | 0.20% | +18.1% | +60.1% | +80.2% | | iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor UCITS ETF (this fund) | 0.20% | +17.7% | +60.1% | +78.4% | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.20%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes ## Top holdings Largest positions (as of 29/09/2026): | Holding | Weight | |---|---| | Microsoft | 7.74% | | Apple | 7.00% | | NVIDIA | 6.54% | | Meta Platforms · Class A | 4.83% | | Lam Research | 3.81% | | Eli Lilly and | 3.73% | | TJX | 3.34% | | Visa · Class A | 3.12% | | Applied Material | 3.09% | | Kla | 2.62% | ## Where it invests Shares of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions the source does not classify are shown as they come, not guessed. ### By sector As published by iShares, as of 29/09/2026. | Sector | Weight | |---|---| | Information Technology | 38.2% | | Financials | 11.4% | | Communication Services | 10.6% | | Health Care | 9.5% | | Consumer Discretionary | 9.1% | | Industrials | 8.4% | | Consumer Staples | 4.2% | | Energy | 3.3% | | Other sectors | 5.4% | ### By type of asset Added up from the holdings iShares publishes, as of 29/09/2026. | Type of asset | Weight | |---|---| | Equity | 99.7% | | Cash and money market | 0.3% | All 121 holdings: https://fundology.uk/fund/iuqd/holdings --- We show information. We are not financial advisers, not authorised by the FCA, and never recommend specific investments. Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise.