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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VBR returned +17.6% and VLUE +54.7%.

Which is cheaper, VBR or VLUE?

VBR is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 30% of VBR and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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VBR vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VBR returned +17.6% to VLUE's +54.7%; 6% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $35.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF, and $9.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

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At a glance

+17.6%

VBR total return, 1 year

+54.7%

VLUE total return, 1 year

0.05%

VBR expense ratio

0.15%

VLUE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VBR costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 37.1 points; VBR is 3.7 times larger.

VBR vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	VBR	VLUE
Return
Measure	VBR	VLUE
Total return, 1 year	+17.6%	+54.7%
Drawdown
Measure	VBR	VLUE
Below its high	3.9%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	VBR	VLUE
What it tracks	Morningstar US Small Cap Value Index	MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	VBR	VLUE
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$35.1bn	$9.4bn
Holdings
Measure	VBR	VLUE
Holdings in common	6%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	5.9%	42.8%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, VBR and VLUE hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first VBR VLUE

Best Buy Co Inc 0.40% 0.43%

Centene Corp 0.35% 0.54%

Bunge Global SA 0.37% 0.33%

SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc 0.35% 0.32%

F5 Inc 0.57% 0.30%

Textron Inc 0.30% 0.27%

Omnicom Group Inc 0.46% 0.25%

Fortive Corp 0.38% 0.23%

Leidos Holdings Inc 0.35% 0.23%

Gen Digital Inc 0.27% 0.22%

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc 0.39% 0.20%

EQT Corp 0.35% 0.18%

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Only in VBR

Moderna Inc 0.79%

Jabil Inc 0.68%

SLCMT1142 0.62%

Williams-Sonoma Inc 0.61%

Atmos Energy Corp 0.60%

Tapestry Inc 0.52%

Tenet Healthcare Corp 0.47%

Viatris Inc 0.46%

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

VBR Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Vanguard iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Small-Cap Value Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor

Total return, 1 year +17.6% +54.7%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.6% (MLRG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +41.1 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.05% 0.15%

Already in the S&P 500 30.4% 96.6%

Holdings 822 148

Net assets, VBR as of Sep 30, 2026 and VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 $35.1bn $9.4bn

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

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About each fund

VBR

VBR tracks an index of Small-Cap Value. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 30% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 822 positions, with the top ten at 5.9%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 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. 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

Which returned more over the last year, VBR or VLUE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VBR returned +17.6% and VLUE +54.7%.
Which is cheaper, VBR or VLUE?: VBR is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VBR and VLUE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 30% of VBR and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

VBR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VBR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VBR ↗

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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