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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VLUE returned +54.7% and XLP +13.8%.

Which is cheaper, VLUE or XLP?

XLP 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 XLP overlap with the S&P 500?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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VLUE vs XLP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VLUE returned +54.7% to XLP's +13.8%; 4% 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 $14.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+54.7%

VLUE total return, 1 year

+13.8%

XLP total return, 1 year

0.15%

VLUE expense ratio

0.08%

XLP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLP costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 40.9 points; XLP is 1.6 times larger.

VLUE vs XLP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	VLUE	XLP
Return
Measure	VLUE	XLP
Total return, 1 year	+54.7%	+13.8%
Drawdown
Measure	VLUE	XLP
Below its high		3.5%, high on Oct 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	VLUE	XLP
What it tracks	MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index	Consumer Staples Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	VLUE	XLP
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$9.3bn	$14.6bn
Holdings
Measure	VLUE	XLP
Holdings in common	4%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	42.8%	62.9%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, VLUE and XLP hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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4% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first VLUE XLP

ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND 0.94% 2.25%

TARGET CORP 0.80% 3.94%

KRAFT HEINZ 0.73% 1.25%

KROGER 0.63% 2.24%

TYSON FOODS INC CLASS A 0.37% 0.94%

BUNGE GLOBAL SA 0.33% 0.95%

KEURIG DR PEPPER INC 0.31% 2.83%

DOLLAR TREE INC 0.24% 1.42%

GENERAL MILLS INC 0.14% 1.07%

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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 XLP

WALMART INC 11.05%

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 9.14%

PROCTER + GAMBLE CO 7.69%

COCA COLA CO 7.34%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 6.56%

ALTRIA GROUP INC 4.54%

COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO 4.39%

MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC A 4.19%

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Side by side

VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF XLP State Street Consumer Staples 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 Consumer staples

Total return, 1 year +54.7% +13.8%

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% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 96.6% 99.6%

Holdings 148 36

Net assets, VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 and XLP as of Oct 27, 2026 $9.4bn $14.6bn

VLUE and XLP 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%.

XLP

XLP tracks an index of Consumer staples. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.8% with distributions reinvested. 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 36 positions, with the top ten at 62.9%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Oct 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VLUE or XLP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VLUE returned +54.7% and XLP +13.8%.
Which is cheaper, VLUE or XLP?: XLP 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 XLP overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 97% of VLUE and 100% of XLP 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 ↗

XLP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLP 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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