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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VEA returned +17.1% and VLUE +54.7%.

Which is cheaper, VEA or VLUE?

VEA is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of VEA and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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VEA vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VEA returned +17.1% to VLUE's +54.7%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $231.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF, and $9.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

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At a glance

+17.1%

VEA total return, 1 year

+54.7%

VLUE total return, 1 year

0.03%

VEA expense ratio

0.15%

VLUE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VEA costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 37.6 points; VEA is far larger, $231.6bn against $9.4bn.

VEA vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	VEA	VLUE
Return
Measure	VEA	VLUE
Total return, 1 year	+17.1%	+54.7%
Drawdown
Measure	VEA	VLUE
Below its high	4.4%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	VEA	VLUE
What it tracks	FTSE Developed All Cap ex US Index	MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	VEA	VLUE
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$231.6bn	$9.4bn
Holdings
Measure	VEA	VLUE
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	13.6%	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, VEA and VLUE hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first VEA VLUE

Roche Holding AG 0.91% 0.39%

Prudential PLC 0.10% 0.42%

Loblaw Cos Ltd 0.07% 0.11%

Helvetia Baloise Holding AG 0.06% 0.19%

BAWAG Group AG 0.05% 0.33%

EQT AB 0.04% 0.18%

Admiral Group PLC 0.04% 0.94%

Keyera Corp 0.03% 0.11%

Telenor ASA 0.03% 0.73%

Balfour Beatty PLC 0.02% 0.43%

TELUS Corp 0.01% 2.24%

Nemetschek SE 0.01% 0.65%

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Only in VEA

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.81%

SK hynix Inc 2.30%

ASML Holding NV 2.14%

SLBBH1142 1.07%

HSBC Holdings PLC 1.05%

Shell PLC 0.86%

Royal Bank of Canada 0.85%

Novartis AG 0.82%

Only in VLUE

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 20.94%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.37%

GENERAL MOTORS 3.54%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.72%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 1.95%

PFIZER 1.86%

BANK OF AMERICA 1.77%

QUALCOMM 1.73%

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Side by side

VEA Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets 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 Developed markets ex US Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor

Total return, 1 year +17.1% +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 0.03% 0.15%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 96.6%

Holdings 3906 148

Net assets, VEA as of Sep 30, 2026 and VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 $231.6bn $9.4bn

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

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About each fund

VEA

VEA tracks an index of Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3,906 positions, with the top ten at 13.6%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Aug 25, 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, VEA or VLUE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VEA returned +17.1% and VLUE +54.7%.
Which is cheaper, VEA or VLUE?: VEA is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VEA and VLUE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of VEA and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

VEA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VEA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VEA ↗

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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