Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
ITOT vs VLUE: how they differ
ITOT and VLUE hold 13% of their weight in the same names, and VLUE returned more over the year.
iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF and iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ITOT and VLUE hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ITOT | VLUE |
|---|---|---|
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 1.78% | 11.63% |
| Intel Corp. | 0.90% | 9.29% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. | 0.79% | 3.67% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 0.64% | 4.97% |
| Bank of America Corp. | 0.51% | 1.88% |
| Merck & Co., Inc. | 0.43% | 1.57% |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | 0.35% | 1.12% |
| Citigroup, Inc. | 0.33% | 1.94% |
| Western Digital Corp. | 0.30% | 1.89% |
| QUALCOMM, Inc. | 0.27% | 1.80% |
| Verizon Communications, Inc. | 0.24% | 2.66% |
| Walt Disney Co. (The) | 0.23% | 1.09% |
| Only in ITOT | Only in VLUE |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. 6.64% | NXP Semiconductors N.V. 1.00% |
| Apple, Inc. 5.82% | TE CONNECTIVITY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 0.93% |
| Microsoft Corp. 3.80% | ACCENTURE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 0.65% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 3.20% | Bunge Global SA 0.52% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 2.87% | COTERRA ENERGY INC. 0.39% |
| Broadcom, Inc. 2.45% | Carnival Corporation 0.33% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 2.29% | APTIV PLC 0.31% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.70% | FLEX LTD. 0.25% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
| ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF | VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | iShares |
| What it is | Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market | MSCI USA Value Factor |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.2% | +69.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.3 pts | +51.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.15% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 88.3% | 96.9% |
| Holdings | 2497 | 148 |
ITOT in plain words
ITOT is an index equity fund tracking the Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2497 positions, with the top ten at 32.2%.
VLUE in plain words
VLUE is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +69.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 43.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, ITOT or VLUE?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ITOT returned +17.2% and VLUE returned +69.4%, so VLUE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, ITOT or VLUE?
- ITOT charges 0.03% a year and VLUE charges 0.15%, so ITOT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do ITOT and VLUE overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 88% of ITOT and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 13% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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