Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VLUE vs VTI: how they differ
VLUE and VTI hold 14% of their weight in the same names, and VLUE returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VLUE and VTI hold 14% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VLUE | VTI |
|---|---|---|
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 11.63% | 1.80% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. | 3.67% | 0.80% |
| INTEL CORPORATION | 9.29% | 0.78% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | 4.97% | 0.58% |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | 1.88% | 0.50% |
| MERCK & CO., INC. | 1.57% | 0.44% |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | 1.12% | 0.35% |
| WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION | 1.89% | 0.30% |
| CITIGROUP INC. | 1.94% | 0.30% |
| QUALCOMM INCORPORATED | 1.80% | 0.27% |
| THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY | 1.09% | 0.23% |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. | 2.66% | 0.22% |
| Only in VLUE | Only in VTI |
|---|---|
| NXP Semiconductors N.V. 1.00% | NVIDIA Corp 6.37% |
| COTERRA ENERGY INC. 0.39% | Apple Inc 5.88% |
| Carnival Corporation 0.33% | Microsoft Corp 3.84% |
| ROYALTY PHARMA PLC 0.24% | Amazon.com Inc 3.19% |
| DUPONT DE NEMOURS, INC. 0.06% | Alphabet Inc 2.90% |
| AMCOR PLC 0.06% | Broadcom Inc 2.48% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.29% | |
| Meta Platforms Inc 1.71% |
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 | VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | MSCI USA Value Factor | US total market |
| Total return, 1 year | +69.4% | +17.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +51.9 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 96.9% | 88.3% |
| Holdings | 148 | 3531 |
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%.
VTI in plain words
VTI is an index equity fund tracking the US total market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3531 positions, with the top ten at 32.1%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VLUE or VTI?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VLUE returned +69.4% and VTI returned +17.2%, so VLUE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VLUE or VTI?
- VLUE charges 0.15% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VLUE and VTI overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of VLUE and 88% of VTI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 14% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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