Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
GARP vs PVAL: how they differ
GARP and PVAL hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and GARP returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF and Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GARP and PVAL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | GARP | PVAL |
|---|---|---|
| SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC | 0.41% | 3.08% |
| Only in GARP | Only in PVAL |
|---|---|
| APPLE 5.23% | CISCO SYSTEMS INC 6.06% |
| MICROSOFT 5.16% | CITIGROUP INC 4.68% |
| NVIDIA 5.09% | EXXON MOBIL CORP 3.66% |
| META PLATFORMS CLASS A 4.81% | ALPHABET INC 3.33% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY 4.76% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 3.09% |
| VISA CLASS A 4.60% | AMAZON.COM INC 2.96% |
| LAM RESEARCH 4.02% | MICROSOFT CORP 2.96% |
| CATERPILLAR INC 3.65% | FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC 2.95% |
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 May 29, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.
| GARP iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF | PVAL Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Putnam |
| What it is | MSCI USA Quality GARP | Putnam Focused Large Cap Value |
| Total return, 1 year | +29.5% | +28.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +12.0 pts | +10.8 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | not published |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.4% | 94.9% |
| Holdings | 133 | 45 |
GARP in plain words
GARP is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Quality GARP. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +29.5% 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 Sep 10, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 133 positions, with the top ten at 43.2%.
PVAL in plain words
PVAL is an index equity fund tracking the Putnam Focused Large Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +28.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for May 29, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 45 positions, with the top ten at 35.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, GARP or PVAL?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GARP returned +29.5% and PVAL returned +28.4%, so GARP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- How much do GARP and PVAL overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 94% of GARP and 95% of PVAL 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.
Other comparisons
Where to next
Where these figures came from
ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure. It is not affiliated with any issuer, and a link is not an endorsement.
Cite this page. ETFIQ, GARP against PVAL, data as of Sep 13, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/garp-vs-pval Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.
A comparison is not a recommendation. Standards and sources