DTD vs PVAL: Differences, Returns & Fees
DTD and PVAL hold 19% of their weight in the same names, and PVAL returned +28.6% over the year. Net assets: $1.6bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund, and $11.1bn on May 29, 2026 for Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF.
DTD costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.7 points.
| DTD | PVAL | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.28% | 0.55% |
| Net assets, DTD as of Jun 30, 2026 and PVAL as of May 29, 2026 | $1.6bn | $11.1bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.9% | +28.6% |
| What it tracks | wisdomtree us total dividend | No index, actively managed |
| Holdings in common | 19% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 21.0% | 35.3% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 29, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DTD and PVAL hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 29, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
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19% in common
On the same fields
DTD and PVAL on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About DTD
DTD tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +15.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.28% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 822 positions, with the top ten at 21.0%.
About PVAL
PVAL is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.55% a year. By its holdings filed for May 29, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 45 positions, with the top ten at 35.3%.
Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +28.6% with distributions reinvested, against +26.4% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DTD or PVAL?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DTD returned +15.9% and PVAL +28.6%.
- Which is cheaper, DTD or PVAL?
- DTD is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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