NULV vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees
NULV and VLUE hold 22% of their weight in the same names, and VLUE returned +61.5% over the year. Net assets: $2.2bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF, and $9.4bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.
VLUE costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 35.9 points; VLUE is 4.1 times larger.
| NULV | VLUE | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.26% | 0.15% |
| Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 | $2.2bn | $9.1bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +25.6% | +61.5% |
| What it tracks | Nuveen ESG USA Large-Cap Value Index | MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index |
| Holdings in common | 22% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 28.6% | 45.5% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, NULV and VLUE hold 22% 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 Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
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22% in common
On the same fields
NULV and VLUE on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About NULV
NULV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +25.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.26% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 101 positions, with the top ten at 28.6%.
About VLUE
VLUE tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +61.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 45.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, NULV or VLUE?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, NULV returned +25.6% and VLUE +61.5%.
- Which is cheaper, NULV or VLUE?
- VLUE is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 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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