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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VLUE returned +54.7% and XLI +10.2%.

Which is cheaper, VLUE or XLI?

XLI is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 97% of VLUE and 100% of XLI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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VLUE vs XLI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VLUE returned +54.7% to XLI's +10.2%; 8% 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 $30.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+54.7%

VLUE total return, 1 year

+10.2%

XLI total return, 1 year

0.15%

VLUE expense ratio

0.08%

XLI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLI costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 44.5 points; XLI is 3.3 times larger.

VLUE vs XLI: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	VLUE	XLI
Return
Measure	VLUE	XLI
Total return, 1 year	+54.7%	+10.2%
Drawdown
Measure	VLUE	XLI
Below its high		9.4%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	VLUE	XLI
What it tracks	MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index	Industrial Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	VLUE	XLI
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$9.3bn	$30.8bn
Holdings
Measure	VLUE	XLI
Holdings in common	8%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	42.8%	37.8%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, VLUE and XLI hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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8% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first VLUE XLI

FEDEX CORP 1.24% 1.27%

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC CLASS B 1.01% 1.49%

UNITED RENTALS 0.86% 1.35%

PACCAR INC 0.80% 1.02%

CSX 0.78% 1.81%

L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES 0.50% 0.91%

WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIE 0.43% 0.88%

DELTA AIR LINES 0.38% 0.91%

TEXTRON INC 0.27% 0.25%

SNAP ON INC 0.25% 0.35%

FORTIVE 0.23% 0.35%

LEIDOS HOLDINGS 0.23% 0.33%

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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 XLI

CATERPILLAR INC 6.14%

GENERAL ELECTRIC 5.79%

RTX CORP 4.91%

GE VERNOVA INC 4.47%

UNION PACIFIC CORP 3.34%

DEERE + CO 3.01%

EATON CORP PLC 2.79%

UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC 2.52%

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Side by side

VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF XLI State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor Tracks an index of Industrials

Total return, 1 year +54.7% +10.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.6% (MLRG) +13.6% (SPY)

Gap to its benchmark +41.1 pts vs MLRG −3.4 pts vs SPY

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 96.6% 99.9%

Holdings 148 84

Net assets, VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 and XLI as of Oct 27, 2026 $9.4bn $30.8bn

VLUE and XLI 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%.

XLI

XLI tracks an index of Industrials. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +10.2% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 84 positions, with the top ten at 37.8%. It sat 9.4% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VLUE or XLI?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VLUE returned +54.7% and XLI +10.2%.
Which is cheaper, VLUE or XLI?: XLI is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VLUE and XLI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 97% of VLUE and 100% of XLI 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 ↗

XLI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLI 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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