BLGR vs VONV

BLGRCBluemonte Large Cap Growth ETF

VONVAVanguard Russell 1000 Value ETF

In short

BLGR Most multifactor ETFs lean value or dividends. BLGR goes the other way: at least 80% in large US growth companies, picked by a proprietary growth, momentum and value model, at 0.23% net of a waiver through August 31, 2027.

VONV The plain-vanilla value trade, done cheap: about 900 large US value stocks, full replication of the Russell 1000 Value Index, 0.06% a year. No factor cocktail, no premium price tag, and one of the strongest implementations in its factor peer group.

Stated mandate

BLGR The fund seeks capital growth and is designed to invest at least 80% of its assets in large, domestic growth companies.

VONV The fund seeks to track the Russell 1000 Value Index, representing large-capitalization value stocks in the United States. It uses passive indexing and full replication to remain closely aligned with that benchmark.

Why people hold it

• BLGR 0.23% a year, net of a waiver through August 31, 2027 (0.28% before the waiver), which lands below the typical fee in its multifactor category.
• The mandate is written down, not implied: at least 80% of assets in large domestic growth companies, measured against the Russell 1000 Growth Index.
• One ticker, three factors. Growth, momentum and value are blended inside a single model rather than stacked from separate single-factor funds.
• Plain-vanilla plumbing: a 1940 Act equity ETF that distributes quarterly, no K-1 at tax time.

• VONV 0.06% a year, a fraction of the typical fee among factor ETFs. On a rules-based value index there is little room for cleverness, so cost does most of the work.vanguard.com
• Full replication, not sampling: it owns the index's roughly 900 names and has stayed tightly aligned with the Russell 1000 Value benchmark since launching in 2010.
• Same Russell benchmark as pricier rivals for less: the Goldman MarketBeta version (GVUS) charges 0.12% to track the identical value index.
• A multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively, among the easiest in its group to get in and out of, and it distributes quarterly.

Worth knowing

• BLGR Thinly traded for its category, so the bid-ask spread can matter more than the expense ratio on the way in and out.
• Launched in 2025, so the track record is short, and the stock selection runs on a proprietary model rather than a published rulebook you can read line by line.
• Cheaper neighbors exist: VONV at 0.06% and ILCV at 0.04%. Both screen for value, though, so they are a different bet, not the same fund for less.

• VONV One screen, one style. Value only, with no quality or momentum overlay, so the ride follows the value side of the market wherever it goes.vanguard.com
• This is the entire value bucket, not a best-ideas portfolio. About 900 holdings means results hug the large-cap value category rather than stray from it.
• Cheaper exists nearby: Vanguard's VYM charges 0.04%, but it screens for dividend yield, a different portfolio than a Russell value index.

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