Are REMX and VLUE in the same category?

REMX is a thematic ETF and VLUE is a stock ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.

Which returned more over the last year, REMX or VLUE?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, REMX returned −19.2% and VLUE +54.7%.

Which is cheaper, REMX or VLUE?

VLUE is cheaper, by 0.38 percentage points a year. That is about $38 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do REMX and VLUE overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 9% of REMX and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

REMX vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, REMX returned −19.2% to VLUE's +54.7%, and VLUE charges 0.15% to REMX's 0.53%.

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Net assets: $1.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF, and $9.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

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At a glance

−19.2%

REMX total return, 1 year

+54.7%

VLUE total return, 1 year

0.53%

REMX expense ratio

0.15%

VLUE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VLUE costs 0.38 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 73.9 points; VLUE is 6.2 times larger.

REMX vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	REMX	VLUE
Return
Measure	REMX	VLUE
Total return, 1 year	−19.2%	+54.7%
Drawdown
Measure	REMX	VLUE
Below its all-time high	75.1%, high on Apr 11, 2011
Against its benchmark
Measure	REMX	VLUE
What it tracks	Rare earth and critical materials	MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index
Against its benchmark, 1 year	behind by 32.6 pts
Cost and size
Measure	REMX	VLUE
Expense ratio	0.53%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$1.5bn	$9.3bn
Active share vs the S&P 500	100%
Holdings
Measure	REMX	VLUE
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	61%	42.8%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, REMX and VLUE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first REMX VLUE

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Only in REMX

Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile Sa 9.02%

Albemarle Corp 8.87%

China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Te 7.12%

Mp Materials Corp 6.90%

Lynas Rare Earths Ltd 6.35%

Pilbara Minerals Ltd 5.55%

Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co Ltd 5.04%

Xiamen Tungsten Co Ltd 4.46%

Only in VLUE

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 20.94%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.37%

GENERAL MOTORS 3.54%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.72%

AT&T 2.24%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 1.95%

PFIZER 1.86%

BANK OF AMERICA 1.77%

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Side by side

REMX VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

Where it sits Thematic ETF Stock ETF

Issuer VanEck iShares

What it is Rare earth and critical materials Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor

Total return, 1 year −19.2% +54.7%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.4% (ACWI) +13.6% (MLRG)

Gap to its benchmark −32.6 pts vs ACWI +41.1 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.53% 0.15%

Already in the S&P 500 8.6% 96.6%

Holdings 32 148

Net assets, REMX as of Oct 27, 2026 and VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 $1.5bn $9.4bn

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

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About each fund

REMX

By weight, 9% of REMX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 32 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned −19.2% with distributions reinvested against +13.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was behind by 32.6 pts. It sits 75.1% below its all-time high of Apr 11, 2011.

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

Are REMX and VLUE in the same category?: REMX is a thematic ETF and VLUE is a stock ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which returned more over the last year, REMX or VLUE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, REMX returned −19.2% and VLUE +54.7%.
Which is cheaper, REMX or VLUE?: VLUE is cheaper, by 0.38 percentage points a year. That is about $38 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do REMX and VLUE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 9% of REMX and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

REMX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

REMX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

VanEck website ↗

VLUE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VLUE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for VLUE ↗

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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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