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PVAL vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, PVAL returned +26.6% to VLUE's +54.7%; 13% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $14.1bn on Aug 31, 2026 for Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF, and $9.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

At a glance
+26.6%
PVAL total return, 1 year
+54.7%
VLUE total return, 1 year
0.55%
PVAL expense ratio
0.15%
VLUE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VLUE costs 0.40 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 28.1 points.

PVAL vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasurePVALVLUE
Return
Total return, 1 year+26.6%+54.7%
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedMSCI USA Enhanced Value Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.55%0.15%
Net assets, PVAL as of Aug 31, 2026 and VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026$14.1bn$9.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common13%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund42.8%42.8%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

13%

By the books each fund has filed, PVAL and VLUE hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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13% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first PVAL VLUE
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 2.88% 4.37%
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY 2.35% 3.54%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP 2.70% 1.77%
CITIGROUP INC 3.25% 1.47%
FEDEX CORP 1.26% 1.24%
UNITED RENTALS INC 1.05% 0.86%
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP 2.16% 0.83%
VALERO ENERGY CORP 2.54% 0.82%
PULTEGROUP INC 1.66% 0.63%
BECTON DICKINSON & COMPANY 0.89% 0.40%
FEDEX FREIGHT HOLDING COMPANY INC 0.40% 0.22%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in PVAL
MICROSOFT CORP 9.27%
APPLE INC 6.70%
AMAZON.COM INC 4.71%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 3.77%
CHARLES SCHWAB CORP (THE) 3.25%
FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC 3.13%
COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) 2.95%
ALLSTATE CORP (THE) 2.86%
Only in VLUE
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 20.94%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.72%
AT&T 2.24%
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 1.95%
PFIZER 1.86%
QUALCOMM 1.73%
DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC CLASS C 1.72%
WALT DISNEY 1.71%
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Side by side

PVAL Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Actively managed Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor
Total return, 1 year +26.6% +54.7%
Its benchmark over the same days +27.5% (IWD) +13.6% (MLRG)
Gap to its benchmark −0.9 pts vs IWD +41.1 pts vs MLRG
Expense ratio 0.55% 0.15%
Already in the S&P 500 91.4% 96.6%
Holdings 44 148
Net assets, PVAL as of Aug 31, 2026 and VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 $14.1bn $9.4bn

PVAL and VLUE on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-8245763189

PVAL and VLUE are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. What each follows. PVAL follows No index, actively managed and VLUE follows MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 13% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 PVAL returned +26.6% and VLUE +54.7% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 28.1 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund
PVAL

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +26.6% with distributions reinvested, against +27.5% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index.

PVAL is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.55% a year. By its holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 44 positions, with the top ten at 42.8%.

VLUE

VLUE tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +54.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 42.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PVAL or VLUE?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PVAL returned +26.6% and VLUE +54.7%.
Which is cheaper, PVAL or VLUE?
VLUE is cheaper, by 0.40 percentage points a year. That is about $40 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do PVAL and VLUE overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 91% of PVAL and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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