IUSV vs PVAL: Differences, Returns & Fees
IUSV and PVAL hold 19% of their weight in the same names, and PVAL returned +28.6% over the year. Net assets: $27.6bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF, and $11.1bn on May 29, 2026 for Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF.
IUSV costs 0.51 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.3 points; IUSV is 2.4 times larger.
| IUSV | PVAL | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.04% | 0.55% |
| Net assets, as of May 29, 2026 | $26.1bn | $11.1bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.3% | +28.6% |
| What it tracks | S&P 900 Value Index | No index, actively managed |
| Holdings in common | 19% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 23.4% | 35.3% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 29, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IUSV 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 Oct 9, 2026.
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19% in common
On the same fields
IUSV and PVAL on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About IUSV
IUSV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 734 positions, with the top ten at 23.4%.
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, IUSV or PVAL?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSV returned +14.3% and PVAL +28.6%.
- Which is cheaper, IUSV or PVAL?
- IUSV is cheaper, by 0.51 percentage points a year. That is about $51 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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