Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
MOAT vs PVAL: how they differ
MOAT and PVAL hold 8% of their weight in the same names, and PVAL returned more over the year.
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF and Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, MOAT and PVAL hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | MOAT | PVAL |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corp | 2.20% | 2.96% |
| Charles Schwab Corp/The | 2.45% | 2.01% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 1.33% | 2.96% |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc | 1.18% | 2.15% |
| Northrop Grumman Corp | 1.15% | 1.85% |
| Only in MOAT | Only in PVAL |
|---|---|
| Masco Corp 2.96% | CISCO SYSTEMS INC 6.06% |
| Kenvue Inc 2.59% | CITIGROUP INC 4.68% |
| Airbnb Inc 2.56% | EXXON MOBIL CORP 3.66% |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc 2.51% | ALPHABET INC 3.33% |
| Brown-Forman Corp 2.49% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 3.09% |
| NVIDIA Corp 2.45% | SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC 3.08% |
| Datadog Inc 2.44% | FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC 2.95% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.43% | HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC 2.87% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 29, 2026.
| MOAT VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF | PVAL Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | VanEck | Putnam |
| What it is | Morningstar Wide Moat | Putnam Focused Large Cap Value |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.3% | +28.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −6.2 pts | +10.8 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.46% | not published |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 91.6% | 94.9% |
| Holdings | 55 | 45 |
MOAT in plain words
MOAT is an index equity fund tracking the Morningstar Wide Moat. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.46% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 55 positions, with the top ten at 25.3%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
PVAL in plain words
PVAL is an index equity fund tracking the Putnam Focused Large Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +28.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for May 29, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 45 positions, with the top ten at 35.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, MOAT or PVAL?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MOAT returned +11.3% and PVAL returned +28.4%, so PVAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- How much do MOAT and PVAL overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 92% of MOAT and 95% of PVAL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 8% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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