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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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PVAL vs XLP: how they differ

PVAL and XLP hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and PVAL returned more over the year.

Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF and State Street(R) Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PVAL and XLP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in PVALOnly in XLP
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 6.06%WALMART INC 10.14%
CITIGROUP INC 4.68%COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 8.76%
EXXON MOBIL CORP 3.66%COCA COLA CO/THE 7.44%
ALPHABET INC 3.33%PROCTER + GAMBLE CO/THE 7.29%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 3.09%PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 6.47%
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC 3.08%TARGET CORP 4.62%
AMAZON.COM INC 2.96%COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO 4.53%
MICROSOFT CORP 2.96%MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC A 4.51%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 29, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

PVAL and XLP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
PVAL
Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF
XLP
State Street(R) Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerPutnamState Street
What it isPutnam Focused Large Cap ValueConsumer staples
Total return, 1 year+28.4%+6.3%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+10.8 pts−11.2 pts
Expense rationot published0.08%
Already in the S&P 50094.9%100.0%
Holdings4536

PVAL in plain words

PVAL is an index equity fund tracking the Putnam Focused Large Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +28.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for May 29, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 45 positions, with the top ten at 35.6%.

XLP in plain words

XLP is an index equity fund tracking the Consumer staples. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +6.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 36 positions, with the top ten at 62.5%. It sat 6.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PVAL or XLP?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PVAL returned +28.4% and XLP returned +6.3%, so PVAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
How much do PVAL and XLP overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 95% of PVAL and 100% of XLP by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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