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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VLUE returned +54.7% and XLV +25.6%.

Which is cheaper, VLUE or XLV?

XLV 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 XLV overlap with the S&P 500?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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VLUE vs XLV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VLUE returned +54.7% to XLV's +25.6%; 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 $47.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+54.7%

VLUE total return, 1 year

+25.6%

XLV total return, 1 year

0.15%

VLUE expense ratio

0.08%

XLV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLV costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 29.1 points; XLV is 5.1 times larger.

VLUE vs XLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	VLUE	XLV
Return
Measure	VLUE	XLV
Total return, 1 year	+54.7%	+25.6%
Benchmark
Measure	VLUE	XLV
What it tracks	MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index	Health Care Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	VLUE	XLV
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$9.3bn	$47.0bn
Holdings
Measure	VLUE	XLV
Holdings in common	8%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	42.8%	60.6%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, VLUE and XLV 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 XLV

PFIZER 1.86% 2.61%

CVS HEALTH 1.31% 1.79%

BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB 1.14% 1.93%

CIGNA 0.97% 1.21%

ELEVANCE HEALTH INC 0.73% 1.41%

CENTENE CORP 0.54% 0.52%

BECTON DICKINSON 0.40% 0.82%

BIOGEN 0.40% 0.57%

HUMANA 0.28% 0.77%

ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS 0.20% 0.28%

LABCORP HOLDINGS 0.19% 0.41%

COOPER 0.07% 0.18%

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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%

BANK OF AMERICA 1.77%

QUALCOMM 1.73%

Only in XLV

ELI LILLY + CO 15.77%

JOHNSON + JOHNSON 9.96%

ABBVIE INC 7.78%

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 5.66%

MERCK + CO. INC. 5.38%

THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC 3.94%

AMGEN INC 3.72%

GILEAD SCIENCES INC 3.03%

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Side by side

VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF XLV State Street Health Care 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 Health care

Total return, 1 year +54.7% +25.6%

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% 99.7%

Holdings 148 62

Net assets, VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 and XLV as of Oct 27, 2026 $9.4bn $47.0bn

VLUE and XLV 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%.

XLV

XLV tracks an index of Health care. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +25.6% 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 62 positions, with the top ten at 60.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VLUE or XLV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VLUE returned +54.7% and XLV +25.6%.
Which is cheaper, VLUE or XLV?: XLV 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 XLV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 97% of VLUE and 100% of XLV 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 ↗

XLV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLV 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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