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VLUE vs XLG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VLUE returned +54.7% to XLG's +6.4%; 6% 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 $11.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF.

VLUE on its own →XLG on its own →
At a glance
+54.7%
VLUE total return, 1 year
+6.4%
XLG total return, 1 year
0.15%
VLUE expense ratio
0.20%
XLG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VLUE costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 48.3 points; XLG is 1.3 times larger.

VLUE vs XLG: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureVLUEXLG
Return
Total return, 1 year+54.7%+6.4%
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI USA Enhanced Value IndexS&P 500 Top 50 Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.20%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$9.3bn$11.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common6%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund42.8%60.3%

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

What they share

6%

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

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6% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first VLUE XLG
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 20.94% 2.49%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.37% 1.04%
BANK OF AMERICA 1.77% 0.78%
WELLS FARGO 1.17% 0.59%
QUALCOMM 1.73% 0.47%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.72% 0.44%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in VLUE
GENERAL MOTORS 3.54%
AT&T 2.24%
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 1.95%
PFIZER 1.86%
DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC CLASS C 1.72%
WALT DISNEY 1.71%
FORD MOTOR CO 1.67%
COMCAST CLASS A 1.58%
Only in XLG
NVIDIA Corp 12.54%
Apple Inc 12.04%
Microsoft Corp 9.38%
Amazon.com Inc 5.91%
Alphabet Inc 4.47%
Broadcom Inc 3.87%
Alphabet Inc 3.58%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.25%
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Side by side

VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF XLG Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Invesco
What it is Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor Tracks the S&P 500 top 50
Total return, 1 year +54.7% +6.4%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.6% (MLRG) +13.7% (IVV)
Gap to its benchmark +41.1 pts vs MLRG −7.3 pts vs IVV
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.20%
Already in the S&P 500 96.6% 98.4%
Holdings 148 53
Net assets, VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 and XLG as of Oct 27, 2026 $9.4bn $11.9bn

VLUE and XLG 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%.

XLG

XLG tracks the S&P 500 top 50. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +6.4% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 53 positions, with the top ten at 60.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VLUE or XLG?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VLUE returned +54.7% and XLG +6.4%.
Which is cheaper, VLUE or XLG?
VLUE is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VLUE and XLG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 97% of VLUE and 98% of XLG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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VLUE on its own →XLG on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →VLUE dividend history →VLUE holdings →XLG dividend history →XLG holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
VLUE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VLUE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for VLUE ↗
XLG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
XLG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Invesco page for XLG ↗

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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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