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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TLT returned −7.9% and VLUE +54.7%.

Which is cheaper, TLT or VLUE?

Neither: TLT and VLUE both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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TLT vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, TLT returned −7.9% to VLUE's +54.7%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $47.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF, and $9.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

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At a glance

−7.9%

TLT total return, 1 year

+54.7%

VLUE total return, 1 year

0.15%

TLT expense ratio

0.15%

VLUE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.15% a year; their one-year returns differ by 62.6 points; TLT is 5.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

TLT vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	TLT	VLUE
Return
Measure	TLT	VLUE
Total return, 1 year	−7.9%	+54.7%
Drawdown
Measure	TLT	VLUE
Below its high	42.6%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	TLT	VLUE
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index	MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	TLT	VLUE
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$47.4bn	$9.3bn
Holdings
Measure	TLT	VLUE
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		97%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		42.8%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, TLT 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 TLT VLUE

Only in one fund ↓

Only in TLT

TREASURY BOND 4.32%

TREASURY BOND 4.12%

TREASURY BOND (OLD) 4.07%

TREASURY BOND 4.02%

TREASURY BOND 3.93%

TREASURY BOND 3.92%

TREASURY BOND 3.89%

TREASURY BOND 3.88%

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

TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of 20+ year Treasuries Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor

Total return, 1 year −7.9% +54.7%

Its benchmark over the same days −7.8% (BBLB) +13.6% (MLRG)

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs BBLB +41.1 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.15%

Holdings 47 148

Net assets, TLT as of Oct 27, 2026 and VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 $47.4bn $9.4bn

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

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About each fund

TLT

TLT tracks an index of 20+ year Treasuries. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −7.9% with distributions reinvested, against −7.8% for its benchmark, the ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 42.6% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

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. 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, TLT or VLUE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TLT returned −7.9% and VLUE +54.7%.
Which is cheaper, TLT or VLUE?: Neither: TLT and VLUE both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

TLT and VLUE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for TLT ↗

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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