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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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VLUE vs VTI: how they differ

VLUE and VTI hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VLUE returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VLUE and VTI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in VLUEOnly in VTI
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 21.65%NVIDIA Corp 6.37%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.14%Apple Inc 5.88%
GENERAL MOTORS 3.72%Microsoft Corp 3.84%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 3.05%Amazon.com Inc 3.19%
AT&T 2.69%Alphabet Inc 2.90%
BANK OF AMERICA 2.15%Broadcom Inc 2.48%
FORD MOTOR CO 1.94%Alphabet Inc 2.29%
COMCAST CLASS A 1.79%Micron Technology Inc 1.80%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

VLUE and VTI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
VLUE
iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF
VTI
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it isMSCI USA Value FactorUS total market
Total return, 1 year+69.4%+17.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+51.9 pts−0.3 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.03%
Already in the S&P 50096.9%88.3%
Holdings1483531

VLUE in plain words

VLUE is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +69.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 44.6%.

VTI in plain words

VTI is an index equity fund tracking the US total market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3531 positions, with the top ten at 32.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VLUE or VTI?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VLUE returned +69.4% and VTI returned +17.2%, so VLUE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VLUE or VTI?
VLUE charges 0.15% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VLUE and VTI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 97% of VLUE and 88% of VTI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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