Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VIG vs VLUE: how they differ
VIG and VLUE hold 10% of their weight in the same names, and VLUE returned more over the year.
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund and iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VIG and VLUE hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VIG | VLUE |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco Systems Inc | 1.64% | 4.97% |
| Bank of America Corp | 1.58% | 1.88% |
| Merck & Co Inc | 1.23% | 1.57% |
| QUALCOMM Inc | 0.87% | 1.80% |
| Accenture PLC | 0.50% | 0.65% |
| PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The | 0.39% | 0.46% |
| CSX Corp | 0.38% | 0.64% |
| Elevance Health Inc | 0.37% | 0.63% |
| TE Connectivity PLC | 0.28% | 0.93% |
| L3Harris Technologies Inc | 0.27% | 0.59% |
| Nucor Corp | 0.23% | 0.38% |
| MetLife Inc | 0.20% | 0.31% |
| Only in VIG | Only in VLUE |
|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc 5.21% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 11.63% |
| Apple Inc 4.10% | INTEL CORPORATION 9.29% |
| Microsoft Corp 3.99% | APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 3.67% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.61% | GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY 3.16% |
| Eli Lilly & Co 3.36% | VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 2.66% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp 2.92% | AT&T INC. 2.53% |
| Walmart Inc 2.62% | CITIGROUP INC. 1.94% |
| Johnson & Johnson 2.51% | WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION 1.89% |
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.
| VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund | VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | iShares |
| What it is | Dividend growth | MSCI USA Value Factor |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.4% | +69.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −5.1 pts | +51.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.04% | 0.15% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.7% | 96.9% |
| Holdings | 332 | 148 |
VIG in plain words
VIG is an index equity fund tracking the Dividend growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 332 positions, with the top ten at 32.7%.
VLUE in plain words
VLUE is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +69.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 43.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VIG or VLUE?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VIG returned +12.4% and VLUE returned +69.4%, so VLUE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VIG or VLUE?
- VIG charges 0.04% a year and VLUE charges 0.15%, so VIG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VIG and VLUE overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of VIG and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 10% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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