Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
PVAL vs VBK: how they differ
PVAL and VBK hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and PVAL returned more over the year.
Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF and Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, PVAL and VBK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in PVAL | Only in VBK |
|---|---|
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC 6.06% | Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.27% |
| CITIGROUP INC 4.68% | REVOLUTION Medicines Inc 1.07% |
| EXXON MOBIL CORP 3.66% | Astera Labs Inc 1.05% |
| ALPHABET INC 3.33% | Natera Inc 1.04% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 3.09% | Twilio Inc 0.88% |
| SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC 3.08% | Casey's General Stores Inc 0.83% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 2.96% | Carpenter Technology Corp 0.82% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 2.96% | Curtiss-Wright Corp 0.79% |
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.
| PVAL Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF | VBK Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Putnam | Vanguard |
| What it is | Putnam Focused Large Cap Value | Small-Cap Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +28.4% | +13.8% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +10.8 pts | −3.7 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.9% | 10.2% |
| Holdings | 45 | 545 |
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%.
VBK in plain words
VBK is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.8% 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, 10% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 545 positions, with the top ten at 9.3%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Aug 17, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, PVAL or VBK?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PVAL returned +28.4% and VBK returned +13.8%, so PVAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- How much do PVAL and VBK overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 95% of PVAL and 10% of VBK 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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