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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VLUE returned +54.7% and XRT +2.4%.

Which is cheaper, VLUE or XRT?

VLUE is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 97% of VLUE and 22% of XRT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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VLUE vs XRT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VLUE returned +54.7% to XRT's +2.4%; 2% 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 $362m on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF.

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At a glance

+54.7%

VLUE total return, 1 year

+2.4%

XRT total return, 1 year

0.15%

VLUE expense ratio

0.35%

XRT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VLUE costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 52.3 points; VLUE is far larger, $9.3bn against $362m.

VLUE vs XRT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	VLUE	XRT
Return
Measure	VLUE	XRT
Total return, 1 year	+54.7%	+2.4%
Drawdown
Measure	VLUE	XRT
Below its high		9.9%, high on Nov 16, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	VLUE	XRT
What it tracks	MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index	S&P Retail Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	VLUE	XRT
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$9.3bn	$362m
Holdings
Measure	VLUE	XRT
Holdings in common	2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	42.8%	16.6%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, VLUE and XRT hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first VLUE XRT

TARGET CORP 0.80% 1.28%

KROGER 0.63% 1.59%

BEST BUY 0.43% 1.53%

DOLLAR TREE INC 0.24% 1.43%

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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 XRT

KOHLS CORP 1.85%

MAPLEBEAR INC 1.76%

BATH + BODY WORKS INC 1.69%

ETSY INC 1.68%

VICTORIA S SECRET + CO 1.66%

BJ S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS 1.62%

GAMESTOP CORP CLASS A 1.60%

OLLIE S BARGAIN OUTLET HOLDI 1.60%

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Side by side

VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF XRT State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor Tracks the S&P Retail

Total return, 1 year +54.7% +2.4%

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% 0.35%

Already in the S&P 500 96.6% 22.5%

Holdings 148 74

Net assets, VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 and XRT as of Oct 27, 2026 $9.4bn $362m

VLUE and XRT 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%.

XRT

XRT tracks the S&P Retail. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 74 positions, with the top ten at 16.6%. It sat 9.9% below its high of Nov 16, 2021 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VLUE or XRT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VLUE returned +54.7% and XRT +2.4%.
Which is cheaper, VLUE or XRT?: VLUE is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VLUE and XRT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 97% of VLUE and 22% of XRT 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 ↗

XRT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XRT 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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