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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VLUE returned +54.7% and XHB −8.6%.

Which is cheaper, VLUE or XHB?

VLUE is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 97% of VLUE and 46% of XHB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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VLUE vs XHB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VLUE returned +54.7% to XHB's −8.6%; 2% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $9.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF, and $1.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF.

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At a glance

+54.7%

VLUE total return, 1 year

−8.6%

XHB total return, 1 year

0.15%

VLUE expense ratio

0.35%

XHB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VLUE costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 63.3 points; VLUE is 6.2 times larger.

VLUE vs XHB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	VLUE	XHB
Return
Measure	VLUE	XHB
Total return, 1 year	+54.7%	−8.6%
Drawdown
Measure	VLUE	XHB
Below its high		20.5%, high on Oct 18, 2024
Benchmark
Measure	VLUE	XHB
What it tracks	MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index	S&P Homebuilders Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	VLUE	XHB
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$9.3bn	$1.5bn
Holdings
Measure	VLUE	XHB
Holdings in common	2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	42.8%	35.4%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, VLUE and XHB hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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2% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first VLUE XHB

D R HORTON 0.89% 3.41%

PULTEGROUP 0.63% 3.29%

LENNAR A CLASS A 0.48% 3.37%

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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%

Only in XHB

ALLEGION PLC 3.83%

SHARKNINJA INC 3.76%

WAYFAIR INC CLASS A 3.63%

WILLIAMS SONOMA INC 3.54%

SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO INC 3.49%

MASCO CORP 3.49%

JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATION 3.46%

TOLL BROTHERS INC 3.38%

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Side by side

VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF XHB State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor Tracks the S&P Homebuilders

Total return, 1 year +54.7% −8.6%

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

Gap to its benchmark +41.1 pts vs MLRG not measured

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.35%

Already in the S&P 500 96.6% 45.7%

Holdings 148 34

Net assets, VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 and XHB as of Oct 27, 2026 $9.4bn $1.5bn

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

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About each fund

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%.

XHB

XHB tracks the S&P Homebuilders. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −8.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 46% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 34 positions, with the top ten at 35.4%. It sat 20.5% below its high of Oct 18, 2024 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VLUE or XHB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VLUE returned +54.7% and XHB −8.6%.
Which is cheaper, VLUE or XHB?: VLUE is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VLUE and XHB overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 97% of VLUE and 46% of XHB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

VLUE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VLUE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for VLUE ↗

XHB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XHB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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