Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
PVAL vs VXUS: how they differ
PVAL and VXUS hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and PVAL returned more over the year.
Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF and Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, PVAL and VXUS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in PVAL | Only in VXUS |
|---|---|
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC 6.06% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.97% |
| CITIGROUP INC 4.68% | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.67% |
| EXXON MOBIL CORP 3.66% | ASML Holding NV 1.32% |
| ALPHABET INC 3.33% | SK hynix Inc 1.14% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 3.09% | Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.89% |
| SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC 3.08% | HSBC Holdings PLC 0.74% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 2.96% | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.69% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 2.96% | AstraZeneca PLC 0.67% |
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 | VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Putnam | Vanguard |
| What it is | Putnam Focused Large Cap Value | Total International Stock |
| Total return, 1 year | +28.4% | +22.3% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +10.8 pts | +4.8 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.9% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 45 | 8775 |
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%.
VXUS in plain words
VXUS is an index equity fund tracking the Total International Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.3% 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 Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 8775 positions, with the top ten at 12.4%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, PVAL or VXUS?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PVAL returned +28.4% and VXUS returned +22.3%, so PVAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- How much do PVAL and VXUS overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 95% of PVAL and 0% of VXUS 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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