Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
PVAL vs VONG: how they differ
PVAL and VONG hold 12% of their weight in the same names, and PVAL returned more over the year.
Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF and Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, PVAL and VONG hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | PVAL | VONG |
|---|---|---|
| ALPHABET INC | 3.33% | 3.91% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 2.96% | 5.07% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 2.96% | 8.98% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC | 3.09% | 1.47% |
| COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) | 2.85% | 0.45% |
| MCKESSON CORP | 2.44% | 0.26% |
| HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC | 2.87% | 0.23% |
| QUALCOMM INC | 2.15% | 0.18% |
| WALMART INC | 1.39% | 0.15% |
| APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC | 1.41% | 0.11% |
| CITIGROUP INC | 4.68% | 0.11% |
| NRG ENERGY INC | 0.88% | 0.08% |
| Only in PVAL | Only in VONG |
|---|---|
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC 6.06% | NVIDIA Corp 13.09% |
| EXXON MOBIL CORP 3.66% | Apple Inc 11.97% |
| SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC 3.08% | Broadcom Inc 5.78% |
| FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC 2.95% | Tesla Inc 3.48% |
| PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC 2.72% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.20% |
| FEDEX CORP 2.71% | Alphabet Inc 3.15% |
| ALLSTATE CORP (THE) 2.48% | Eli Lilly & Co 2.67% |
| GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY 2.46% | Visa Inc 1.57% |
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 May 29, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| PVAL Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF | VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Putnam | Vanguard |
| What it is | Putnam Focused Large Cap Value | Russell 1000 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +28.4% | +7.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +10.8 pts | −10.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.9% | 95.6% |
| Holdings | 45 | 387 |
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%.
VONG in plain words
VONG is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.2% 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 May 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 387 positions, with the top ten at 61.3%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Jun 1, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, PVAL or VONG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PVAL returned +28.4% and VONG returned +7.2%, so PVAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- How much do PVAL and VONG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 95% of PVAL and 96% of VONG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 12% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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