Which returned more over the last year, NOBL or VBR?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, NOBL returned +9.4% and VBR returned +16.3%, so VBR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, NOBL or VBR?

NOBL charges 0.35% a year and VBR charges 0.05%, so VBR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do NOBL and VBR overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 100% of NOBL and 30% of VBR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 4% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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NOBL vs VBR: how they differ

NOBL and VBR hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and VBR returned more over the year.

ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF and Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, NOBL and VBR hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions NOBL and VBR both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	NOBL	VBR
Atmos Energy Corp.	1.36%	0.62%
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.	1.43%	0.45%
Essex Property Trust, Inc.	1.58%	0.40%
Genuine Parts Co.	1.26%	0.35%
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.	1.53%	0.31%
Clorox Co. (The)	1.33%	0.25%
JM Smucker Co. (The)	1.58%	0.24%
Federal Realty Investment Trust	1.58%	0.23%
Franklin Resources, Inc.	1.67%	0.22%
Albemarle Corp.	1.31%	0.17%
Hormel Foods Corp.	1.61%	0.16%
Brown-Forman Corp.	1.31%	0.16%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in NOBL	Only in VBR
Nucor Corp. 1.77%	Jabil Inc 0.87%
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.73%	NRG Energy Inc 0.66%
International Business Machines Corp. 1.71%	Tapestry Inc 0.64%
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 1.68%	Williams-Sonoma Inc 0.59%
Colgate-Palmolive Co. 1.62%	Moderna Inc 0.54%
Caterpillar, Inc. 1.61%	Smurfit Westrock PLC 0.52%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 1.61%	F5 Inc 0.50%
General Dynamics Corp. 1.57%	US Foods Holding Corp 0.48%

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 31, 2026.

NOBL and VBR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF	VBR Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	ProShares	Vanguard
What it is	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats	Small-Cap Value
Total return, 1 year	+9.4%	+16.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−8.1 pts	−1.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.05%
Already in the S&P 500	100.0%	30.5%
Holdings	69	840

NOBL in plain words

NOBL is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +9.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 69 positions, with the top ten at 16.6%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

VBR in plain words

VBR is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 30% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 840 positions, with the top ten at 5.9%. It sat 3.8% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, NOBL or VBR?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, NOBL returned +9.4% and VBR returned +16.3%, so VBR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, NOBL or VBR?: NOBL charges 0.35% a year and VBR charges 0.05%, so VBR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do NOBL and VBR overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 100% of NOBL and 30% of VBR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 4% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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