Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
PVAL vs VT: how they differ
PVAL and VT hold 13% of their weight in the same names, and PVAL returned more over the year.
Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF and Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, PVAL and VT hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | PVAL | VT |
|---|---|---|
| MICROSOFT CORP | 2.96% | 2.73% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 2.96% | 2.29% |
| ALPHABET INC | 3.33% | 2.04% |
| EXXON MOBIL CORP | 3.66% | 0.59% |
| WALMART INC | 1.39% | 0.52% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC | 3.09% | 0.52% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC | 6.06% | 0.33% |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP | 2.65% | 0.31% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | 1.66% | 0.30% |
| COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) | 2.85% | 0.28% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE) | 2.24% | 0.23% |
| PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC | 2.72% | 0.23% |
| Only in PVAL | Only in VT |
|---|---|
| SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC 3.08% | NVIDIA Corp 4.22% |
| JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC 2.05% | Apple Inc 3.53% |
| ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.86% | Broadcom Inc 1.74% |
| SANOFI SA 1.34% | Alphabet Inc 1.61% |
| NOVO NORDISK A/S 0.85% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 1.52% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 1.21% | |
| Tesla Inc 0.97% | |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.72% |
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 29, 2026.
| PVAL Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF | VT Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Putnam | Vanguard |
| What it is | Putnam Focused Large Cap Value | Total World Stock |
| Total return, 1 year | +28.4% | +18.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +10.8 pts | +1.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.06% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.9% | 55.2% |
| Holdings | 45 | 10042 |
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%.
VT in plain words
VT is an index equity fund tracking the Total World Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10042 positions, with the top ten at 21.9%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, PVAL or VT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PVAL returned +28.4% and VT returned +18.9%, so PVAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- How much do PVAL and VT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 95% of PVAL and 55% of VT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 13% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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