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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VIG returned +13.9% and VLUE +54.7%.

Which is cheaper, VIG or VLUE?

VIG is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 93% of VIG and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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VIG vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VIG returned +13.9% to VLUE's +54.7%; 9% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $109.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF, and $9.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

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At a glance

+13.9%

VIG total return, 1 year

+54.7%

VLUE total return, 1 year

0.04%

VIG expense ratio

0.15%

VLUE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VIG costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 40.8 points; VIG is 11.6 times larger.

VIG vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	VIG	VLUE
Return
Measure	VIG	VLUE
Total return, 1 year	+13.9%	+54.7%
Benchmark
Measure	VIG	VLUE
What it tracks	S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index	MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	VIG	VLUE
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$109.1bn	$9.4bn
Holdings
Measure	VIG	VLUE
Holdings in common	9%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	34.5%	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, VIG and VLUE hold 9% 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 VIG VLUE

Cisco Systems Inc 1.88% 4.37%

Bank of America Corp 1.57% 1.77%

QUALCOMM Inc 0.87% 1.73%

Accenture PLC 0.50% 1.31%

CSX Corp 0.38% 0.78%

PNC Financial Services Group Inc 0.38% 0.46%

Elevance Health Inc 0.36% 0.73%

TE Connectivity PLC 0.27% 0.73%

Nucor Corp 0.23% 0.29%

MetLife Inc 0.22% 0.41%

Becton Dickinson & Co 0.22% 0.40%

State Street Corp 0.21% 0.22%

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Only in VIG

Microsoft Corp 4.90%

Apple Inc 4.88%

Broadcom Inc 4.30%

Eli Lilly & Co 4.10%

JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.89%

ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.96%

Johnson & Johnson 2.83%

Visa Inc 2.53%

Only in VLUE

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 20.94%

GENERAL MOTORS 3.54%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.72%

AT&T 2.24%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 1.95%

PFIZER 1.86%

DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC CLASS C 1.72%

WALT DISNEY 1.71%

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Side by side

VIG Vanguard Div Appreciation 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 Dividend growth Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor

Total return, 1 year +13.9% +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 0.04% 0.15%

Already in the S&P 500 92.6% 96.6%

Holdings 335 148

Net assets, VIG as of Sep 30, 2026 and VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 $109.1bn $9.4bn

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

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About each fund

VIG

VIG tracks an index of Dividend growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 335 positions, with the top ten at 34.5%.

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, VIG or VLUE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VIG returned +13.9% and VLUE +54.7%.
Which is cheaper, VIG or VLUE?: VIG is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VIG and VLUE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 93% of VIG and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

VIG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VIG ↗

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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