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VLUE vs XLRE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VLUE returned +54.7% to XLRE's +4.3%; 1% 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 $8.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF.

At a glance
+54.7%
VLUE total return, 1 year
+4.3%
XLRE total return, 1 year
0.15%
VLUE expense ratio
0.08%
XLRE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLRE costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 50.4 points; VLUE is 1.2 times larger.

VLUE vs XLRE: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureVLUEXLRE
Return
Total return, 1 year+54.7%+4.3%
Drawdown
Below its high7.7%, high on Jul 28, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI USA Enhanced Value IndexReal Estate Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$9.3bn$8.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in common1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund42.8%58.9%

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

What they share

1%

By the books each fund has filed, VLUE and XLRE hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first VLUE XLRE
SIMON PROPERTY GROUP REIT INC 0.43% 4.76%
REALTY INCOME REIT 0.29% 4.34%
PUBLIC STORAGE REIT 0.21% 4.87%
VICI PPTYS INC 0.17% 2.97%
MID AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES 0.09% 1.57%
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST REIT 0.08% 2.01%
VIVMARK RESIDENTIAL 0.08% 4.42%
Only in one fund ↓
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 XLRE
WELLTOWER INC 11.14%
PROLOGIS INC 8.19%
EQUINIX INC 6.72%
AMERICAN TOWER CORP 5.84%
DIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC 4.34%
VENTAS INC 4.28%
CROWN CASTLE INC 4.26%
CBRE GROUP INC A 3.95%
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Side by side

VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF XLRE State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor Tracks an index of Real estate
Total return, 1 year +54.7% +4.3%
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% 99.5%
Holdings 148 31
Net assets, VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 and XLRE as of Oct 27, 2026 $9.4bn $8.0bn

VLUE and XLRE 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%.

XLRE

XLRE tracks an index of Real estate. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.3% 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 31 positions, with the top ten at 58.9%. It sat 7.7% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VLUE or XLRE?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VLUE returned +54.7% and XLRE +4.3%.
Which is cheaper, VLUE or XLRE?
XLRE 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 XLRE overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 97% of VLUE and 100% of XLRE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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