Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VLUE vs VOO: how they differ
VLUE and VOO hold 15% of their weight in the same names, and VLUE returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF and Vanguard 500 Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VLUE and VOO hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VLUE | VOO |
|---|---|---|
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 11.63% | 2.02% |
| INTEL CORPORATION | 9.29% | 1.03% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. | 3.67% | 0.89% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | 4.97% | 0.72% |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | 1.88% | 0.58% |
| MERCK & CO., INC. | 1.57% | 0.49% |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | 1.12% | 0.39% |
| WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION | 1.89% | 0.34% |
| CITIGROUP INC. | 1.94% | 0.34% |
| QUALCOMM INCORPORATED | 1.80% | 0.30% |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. | 2.66% | 0.28% |
| THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY | 1.09% | 0.26% |
| Only in VLUE | Only in VOO |
|---|---|
| ZOOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0.53% | NVIDIA Corp 7.53% |
| COTERRA ENERGY INC. 0.39% | Apple Inc 6.61% |
| TWILIO INC. 0.35% | Microsoft Corp 4.31% |
| Carnival Corporation 0.33% | Amazon.com Inc 3.63% |
| STRATEGY INC 0.30% | Alphabet Inc 3.26% |
| W.P. CAREY INC. 0.25% | Broadcom Inc 2.78% |
| ROYALTY PHARMA PLC 0.24% | Alphabet Inc 2.60% |
| SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC. 0.21% | Meta Platforms Inc 1.92% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
| VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF | VOO Vanguard 500 Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | MSCI USA Value Factor | S&P 500 |
| Total return, 1 year | +69.4% | +17.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +51.9 pts | +0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 96.9% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 148 | 506 |
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%.
VOO in plain words
VOO is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% 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, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 506 positions, with the top ten at 36.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VLUE or VOO?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VLUE returned +69.4% and VOO returned +17.6%, so VLUE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VLUE or VOO?
- VLUE charges 0.15% a year and VOO charges 0.03%, so VOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VLUE and VOO overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of VLUE and 100% of VOO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 15% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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