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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VLUE returned +54.7% and XLK +27.1%.

Which is cheaper, VLUE or XLK?

XLK 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 XLK overlap with the S&P 500?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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VLUE vs XLK: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VLUE returned +54.7% to XLK's +27.1%; 15% 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 $125.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+54.7%

VLUE total return, 1 year

+27.1%

XLK total return, 1 year

0.15%

VLUE expense ratio

0.08%

XLK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLK costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 27.6 points; XLK is 13.4 times larger.

VLUE vs XLK: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	VLUE	XLK
Return
Measure	VLUE	XLK
Total return, 1 year	+54.7%	+27.1%
Drawdown
Measure	VLUE	XLK
Below its high		5.4%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	VLUE	XLK
What it tracks	MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index	Technology Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	VLUE	XLK
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$9.3bn	$125.0bn
Holdings
Measure	VLUE	XLK
Holdings in common	15%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	42.8%	64.6%

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

What they share

15%

By the books each fund has filed, VLUE and XLK hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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15% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first VLUE XLK

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 20.94% 4.02%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.37% 2.56%

SALESFORCE 1.27% 1.15%

QUALCOMM 1.73% 1.15%

DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC CLASS C 1.72% 0.89%

ACCENTURE PLC CLASS A 1.31% 0.84%

ADOBE INC 0.63% 0.58%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 1.95% 0.47%

TE CONNECTIVITY PLC 0.73% 0.38%

NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV 0.59% 0.37%

NETAPP INC 0.57% 0.26%

ROPER TECHNOLOGIES 0.39% 0.25%

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Only in VLUE

GENERAL MOTORS 3.54%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.72%

AT&T 2.24%

PFIZER 1.86%

BANK OF AMERICA 1.77%

WALT DISNEY 1.71%

FORD MOTOR CO 1.67%

COMCAST CLASS A 1.58%

Only in XLK

NVIDIA CORP 15.22%

APPLE INC 14.62%

MICROSOFT CORP 11.38%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.78%

BROADCOM INC 4.70%

INTEL CORP 2.72%

PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC A 2.67%

PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 1.91%

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Side by side

VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF XLK State Street Technology 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 Technology

Total return, 1 year +54.7% +27.1%

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

Gap to its benchmark +41.1 pts vs MLRG +13.5 pts vs SPY

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 96.6% 99.9%

Holdings 148 76

Net assets, VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 and XLK as of Oct 27, 2026 $9.4bn $125.0bn

VLUE and XLK 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%.

XLK

XLK tracks an index of Technology. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +27.1% 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 76 positions, with the top ten at 64.6%. It sat 5.4% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VLUE or XLK?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VLUE returned +54.7% and XLK +27.1%.
Which is cheaper, VLUE or XLK?: XLK 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 XLK overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 97% of VLUE and 100% of XLK 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 ↗

XLK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLK 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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