REGL vs VFMF: how they differ

REGL and VFMF hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and VFMF returned +29.9% over the year. ProShares S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats ETF and Vanguard U.S. Multifactor ETF.

VFMF costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 23.9 points; REGL is 1.5 times larger.

REGLVFMF
Expense ratio0.40%0.18%
Net assets, REGL as of Oct 9, 2026 and VFMF as of Sep 30, 2026$1.7bn$1.1bn
Total return, 1 year+6.0%+29.9%
Holdings in common1%
Nasdaq-100, total return, 1 year+23.6%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund17.5%8.9%
Below its high8.5%, high on Aug 14, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+6.0%
REGL total return, 1 year
+29.9%
VFMF total return, 1 year
0.40%
REGL expense ratio
0.18%
VFMF expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, REGL and VFMF hold 1% 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 May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding REGL VFMF
RYDER SYSTEM INC 1.42% 0.33%
RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD 1.70% 0.26%
SONOCO PRODUCTS CO 1.43% 0.20%
POLARIS INC 1.14% 0.13%
PRIMERICA INC 1.44% 0.13%
LITTELFUSE INC 1.68% 0.10%
UNUM GROUP 1.71% 0.10%
INGREDION INC 1.52% 0.08%
RELIANCE INC 1.71% 0.06%
CULLEN/FROST BANKERS INC 1.52% 0.06%
DONALDSON CO INC 1.57% 0.03%
Only in REGL
ROYAL GOLD INC 1.93%
REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA 1.79%
GRACO INC 1.74%
SEI INVESTMENTS COMPANY 1.74%
MSA SAFETY INC 1.73%
LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS 1.72%
HANOVER INSURANCE GROUP INC/ 1.69%
NORTHWESTERN ENERGY GROUP IN 1.68%
Only in VFMF
Micron Technology Inc 1.25%
Newmont Corp 0.89%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 0.88%
ConocoPhillips 0.86%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The 0.86%
EOG Resources Inc 0.84%
Travelers Cos Inc/The 0.83%
Altria Group Inc 0.83%

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On the same fields

REGL
ProShares S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
VFMF
Vanguard U.S. Multifactor ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +6.0% +29.9%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −11.2 pts +12.7 pts
Expense ratio 0.40% 0.18%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 46.9%
Holdings 65 613
Net assets, REGL as of Oct 9, 2026 and VFMF as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.7bn $1.1bn

REGL and VFMF on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

REGL in plain words

REGL tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +6.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500 and +23.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 65 positions, with the top ten at 17.5%. It sat 8.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

VFMF in plain words

VFMF is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +29.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500 and +23.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 47% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 613 positions, with the top ten at 8.9%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, REGL or VFMF?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, REGL returned +6.0% and VFMF +29.9%.
Which is cheaper, REGL or VFMF?
VFMF is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. On $10,000 held for a year that difference is about $22. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do REGL and VFMF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of REGL and 47% of VFMF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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How this is computed

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

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ETFIQ, REGL against VFMF, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/regl-vs-vfmf

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