Which returned more over the last year, PVAL or TLT?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PVAL returned +28.4% and TLT returned −6.4%, so PVAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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

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PVAL vs TLT: how they differ

PVAL is an equity index fund and TLT a bond index fund, and over the year PVAL returned more, +28.4% against −6.4%.

Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF.

PVAL and TLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	PVAL Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF	TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Putnam	iShares
What it is	Putnam Focused Large Cap Value	20+ year Treasuries
Total return, 1 year	+28.4%	−6.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+10.8 pts	−23.9 pts
Expense ratio	not published	0.15%
Holdings	45	not filed

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%.

TLT in plain words

TLT is a bond fund tracking the 20+ year Treasuries. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −6.4% 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. It sat 42.9% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PVAL or TLT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PVAL returned +28.4% and TLT returned −6.4%, so PVAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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