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

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PVAL vs VEA: how they differ

PVAL and VEA hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and PVAL returned more over the year.

Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF and Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PVAL and VEA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in PVALOnly in VEA
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 6.06%ASML Holding NV 2.37%
CITIGROUP INC 4.68%Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.56%
EXXON MOBIL CORP 3.66%SK hynix Inc 1.40%
ALPHABET INC 3.33%HSBC Holdings PLC 1.01%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 3.09%Novartis AG 0.91%
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC 3.08%Royal Bank of Canada 0.90%
AMAZON.COM INC 2.96%AstraZeneca PLC 0.87%
MICROSOFT CORP 2.96%Nestle SA 0.82%

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 and VEA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
PVAL
Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF
VEA
Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerPutnamVanguard
What it isPutnam Focused Large Cap ValueDeveloped markets ex US
Total return, 1 year+28.4%+24.5%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+10.8 pts+7.0 pts
Expense rationot published0.03%
Already in the S&P 50094.9%0.0%
Holdings453870

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%.

VEA in plain words

VEA is an index equity fund tracking the Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +24.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3870 positions, with the top ten at 13.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PVAL or VEA?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PVAL returned +28.4% and VEA returned +24.5%, so PVAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
How much do PVAL and VEA overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 95% of PVAL and 0% of VEA 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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PVAL against VEA, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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