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PVAL vs XLG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, PVAL returned +26.6% to XLG's +6.4%; 31% 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 $11.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF.

At a glance
+26.6%
PVAL total return, 1 year
+6.4%
XLG total return, 1 year
0.55%
PVAL expense ratio
0.20%
XLG expense ratio

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XLG costs 0.35 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 20.2 points.

PVAL vs XLG: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasurePVALXLG
Return
Total return, 1 year+26.6%+6.4%
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedS&P 500 Top 50 Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.55%0.20%
Net assets, PVAL as of Aug 31, 2026 and XLG as of Oct 27, 2026$14.1bn$11.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common31%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund42.8%60.3%

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

What they share

31%

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

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31% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first PVAL XLG
MICROSOFT CORP 9.27% 9.38%
APPLE INC 6.70% 12.04%
AMAZON.COM INC 4.71% 5.91%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 3.77% 1.76%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 1.32% 2.17%
ABBVIE INC 1.94% 1.21%
WALMART INC 1.16% 1.26%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 2.88% 1.04%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 2.23% 0.88%
COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) 2.95% 0.84%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP 2.70% 0.78%
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC 2.64% 0.75%
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Only in PVAL
CHARLES SCHWAB CORP (THE) 3.25%
CITIGROUP INC 3.25%
FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC 3.13%
ALLSTATE CORP (THE) 2.86%
VALERO ENERGY CORP 2.54%
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC 2.48%
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY 2.35%
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP 2.16%
Only in XLG
NVIDIA Corp 12.54%
Alphabet Inc 4.47%
Broadcom Inc 3.87%
Alphabet Inc 3.58%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.25%
Tesla Inc 2.73%
Micron Technology Inc 2.49%
Eli Lilly & Co 2.44%
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Side by side

PVAL Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF XLG Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Actively managed Tracks the S&P 500 top 50
Total return, 1 year +26.6% +6.4%
Its benchmark over the same days +27.5% (IWD) +13.7% (IVV)
Gap to its benchmark −0.9 pts vs IWD −7.3 pts vs IVV
Expense ratio 0.55% 0.20%
Already in the S&P 500 91.4% 98.4%
Holdings 44 53
Net assets, PVAL as of Aug 31, 2026 and XLG as of Oct 27, 2026 $14.1bn $11.9bn

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

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-A4451E8B3B

PVAL and XLG do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

  1. What each follows. PVAL follows No index, actively managed and XLG follows S&P 500 Top 50 Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 31% 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 XLG +6.4% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 20.2 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%.

XLG

XLG tracks the S&P 500 top 50. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +6.4% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 53 positions, with the top ten at 60.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PVAL or XLG?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PVAL returned +26.6% and XLG +6.4%.
Which is cheaper, PVAL or XLG?
XLG is cheaper, by 0.35 percentage points a year. That is about $35 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do PVAL and XLG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 91% of PVAL and 98% of XLG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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