Which returned more over the last year, MLRG or VFLO?

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MLRG returned +15.5% and VFLO +47.4%.

Which is cheaper, MLRG or VFLO?

MLRG is cheaper, by 0.36 percentage points a year. That is about $36 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do MLRG and VFLO overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 96% of MLRG and 84% of VFLO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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MLRG vs VFLO: Differences, Returns & Fees

MLRG and VFLO hold 5% of their weight in the same names, and VFLO returned +47.4% over the year. Net assets: $1.3bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA ETF, and $7.8bn on Jun 30, 2026 for VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF.

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MLRG costs 0.36 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 31.9 points; VFLO is 6.1 times larger.

MLRG vs VFLO: Differences, Returns & Fees
	MLRG	VFLO
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.39%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026	$1.3bn	$7.8bn
Total return, 1 year	+15.5%	+47.4%
What it tracks	MSCI USA Index	Victory U.S. Large Cap Free Cash Flow Index
Holdings in common	5%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	37.8%	30.8%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.

+15.5%

MLRG total return, 1 year

+47.4%

VFLO total return, 1 year

0.03%

MLRG expense ratio

0.39%

VFLO expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MLRG and VFLO hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.

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5% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding MLRG VFLO

MERCK & CO INC 0.53% 2.98%

SANDISK 0.31% 3.02%

SALESFORCE 0.29% 2.90%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 0.27% 2.11%

MARATHON PETROLEUM 0.21% 1.96%

BOOKING HOLDINGS 0.19% 2.73%

NEWMONT 0.19% 3.01%

UBER TECHNOLOGIES 0.19% 2.67%

PHILLIPS 66 0.18% 1.55%

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC 0.17% 1.53%

ADOBE INC 0.15% 3.37%

EOG RESOURCES 0.13% 2.37%

Only in MLRG

APPLE 7.59%

NVIDIA 7.52%

MICROSOFT 5.68%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.83%

ALPHABET CLASS A 3.04%

ALPHABET CLASS C 2.40%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.34%

BROADCOM INC 2.28%

Only in VFLO

EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 2.76%

ACCENTURE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 2.73%

TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION 2.37%

PERMIAN RESOURCES CORPORATION 2.10%

TOLL BROTHERS, INC. 1.57%

JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1.46%

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On the same fields

MLRG

iShares MSCI USA ETF

VFLO

VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares VictoryShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +15.5% +47.4%

Its benchmark over the same days +15.4% (PBUS) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +0.2 pts vs PBUS not measured

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.39%

Already in the S&P 500 95.6% 83.8%

Holdings 515 50

Net assets, MLRG as of Oct 20, 2026 and VFLO as of Jun 30, 2026 $1.3bn $7.8bn

Former ticker ILCB none

MLRG and VFLO on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About MLRG

MLRG tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +15.5% with distributions reinvested, against +15.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 19, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 515 positions, with the top ten at 37.8%.

About VFLO

VFLO tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +47.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 50 positions, with the top ten at 30.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MLRG or VFLO?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MLRG returned +15.5% and VFLO +47.4%.
Which is cheaper, MLRG or VFLO?: MLRG is cheaper, by 0.36 percentage points a year. That is about $36 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MLRG and VFLO overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 96% of MLRG and 84% of VFLO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

MLRG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗MLRG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for MLRG ↗VFLO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VFLO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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