Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
NOBL vs VPL: how they differ
NOBL and VPL hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VPL returned more over the year.
ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF and Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, NOBL and VPL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in NOBL | Only in VPL |
|---|---|
| Nucor Corp. 1.77% | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 6.06% |
| West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.73% | SK hynix Inc 4.12% |
| International Business Machines Corp. 1.71% | Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.80% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 1.68% | Toyota Motor Corp 1.74% |
| Franklin Resources, Inc. 1.67% | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.69% |
| Colgate-Palmolive Co. 1.62% | BHP Group Ltd 1.66% |
| Caterpillar, Inc. 1.61% | Hitachi Ltd 1.18% |
| Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 1.61% | Advantest Corp 1.16% |
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 May 31, 2026.
| NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF | VPL Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | ProShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats | Pacific Stock |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.4% | +36.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −8.1 pts | +19.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 0.1% |
| Holdings | 69 | 2335 |
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.
VPL in plain words
VPL is an index equity fund tracking the Pacific Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +36.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2335 positions, with the top ten at 21.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, NOBL or VPL?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, NOBL returned +9.4% and VPL returned +36.9%, so VPL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, NOBL or VPL?
- NOBL charges 0.35% a year and VPL charges 0.07%, so VPL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do NOBL and VPL overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of NOBL and 0% of VPL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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