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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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VPL vs VTV: how they differ

VPL and VTV hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VPL returned more over the year.

Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund and Vanguard Value Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VPL and VTV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in VPLOnly in VTV
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 6.06%Micron Technology Inc 4.89%
SK hynix Inc 4.12%JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.07%
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.80%Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.96%
Toyota Motor Corp 1.74%Johnson & Johnson 2.30%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.69%Exxon Mobil Corp 2.13%
BHP Group Ltd 1.66%Walmart Inc 1.87%
Hitachi Ltd 1.18%Caterpillar Inc 1.84%
Advantest Corp 1.16%AbbVie Inc 1.67%

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 Jun 30, 2026.

VPL and VTV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
VPL
Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund
VTV
Vanguard Value Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanguardVanguard
What it isPacific StockUS value
Total return, 1 year+36.9%+22.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+19.4 pts+5.4 pts
Expense ratio0.07%0.03%
Already in the S&P 5000.1%98.6%
Holdings2335308

VPL in plain words

VPL is an index equity fund tracking the Pacific Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +36.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 2335 positions, with the top ten at 21.6%.

VTV in plain words

VTV is an index equity fund tracking the US value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 308 positions, with the top ten at 23.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VPL or VTV?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VPL returned +36.9% and VTV returned +22.9%, so VPL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VPL or VTV?
VPL charges 0.07% a year and VTV charges 0.03%, so VTV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VPL and VTV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of VPL and 99% of VTV 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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VPL against VTV, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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