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VLUE vs VTV

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

VLUEBCboe

Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF

VTVANYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

VTV −0.12pt a year

VLUE0.15%VTV0.03%

Avg volume · 30D

VTV 3.7×the volume

VLUE756KVTV2.83M

10Y return · a year

VLUE +1.6pt

VLUE+14.6%VTV+13.0%

VLUE vs VTV Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+114.7%VLUE+79.8%VTV

Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026. VLUE +114.7%. VTV +79.8%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−25%0%25%50%Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026
Expense ratio
VLUE 0.15%
VTV 0.03%, better
Fund size
VLUE $9.43B
VTV $252B
1Y total return
VLUE +51.8%, better
VTV +25.3%
Yield (12M)
VLUE 1.59%
VTV 1.83%, better
Holdings
VLUE 148
VTV 300
Avg volume (30D)
VLUE 756K sh
VTV 2.83M sh, better
NAV per share
VLUE $194.45
VTV $228.00
52W range

ETF.net Grade

VLUE: Cost 67, Risk 49, Mission 36, Tradability 86, Holdings 23, Durability 77. VTV: Cost 96, Risk 84, Mission 89, Tradability 65, Holdings 51, Durability 88.
Pillar letters and Scores for VLUE, VTV, with each pillar’s weight
PillarVLUEVTV
Cost30% weightB67A96Higher
Mission25% weightD36A89Higher
Risk15% weightC49A84Higher
Tradability15% weightA86HigherB65
Holdings10% weightF23C51Higher
Durability5% weightA77A88Higher

Rank among US Value Index funds

Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. VLUE and VTV are both graded against the same 40 US Value Index funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

US Value Index⁠

Category · 40 funds
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VTV ranks 2nd and VLUE 24th of 40 funds in the US Value Index Category.

  1. Rank 1ASCHVSchwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETFScore 84
  2. Rank 2AVTVVanguard Morningstar Value ETFScore 83
  3. Rank 3AIUSViShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETFScore 81
  4. Rank 23BRPVInvesco S&P 500 Pure Value ETFScore 56
  5. Rank 24BVLUEiShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETFScore 55
  6. Rank 25CPRXVPraxis Impact Large Cap Value ETFScore 53

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

VLUEBiShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

VTVAVanguard Morningstar Value ETF

In short

VLUE Most value funds cast a wide net and call whatever's slightly cheap a bargain. VLUE follows MSCI's Enhanced Value index and narrows US stocks to about 150 of the cheapest-looking names, for 0.15% a year. A sharper, more concentrated take on value.

VTV Value investing for three cents on every hundred dollars a year. Since 2004, VTV has run a passive, fully invested portfolio of roughly 300 large US companies that screen cheap, at a fee near the industry floor.

Stated mandate

VLUE The fund aims to follow an index selecting U.S. stocks with value characteristics, providing exposure to undervalued companies with potential for long-term growth.

VTV The fund seeks to track a large-capitalization U.S. value-stock benchmark through passive indexing and substantial replication of that index.

Why people hold it

  • VLUE Deep screen, not a wide net: about 150 stocks picked by the MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index, so the value tilt actually shows up instead of getting diluted across half the market.ishares.com
  • 0.15% a year, below the 0.18% median for its value-factor peer group. Modest toll for a rules-based screen rather than a plain cap-weighted slice.
  • A multi-billion-dollar fund that has been running since 2013, trades actively, and pays quarterly.
  • VTV 0.03% a year, about a sixth of the 0.18% median for US value funds. Cost is the part of the outcome the fund actually controls.
  • Same recipe, very different sticker: PRXV tracks the same declared value index and charges 0.36%, twelve times VTV's fee.
  • Passively managed, full replication, fully invested. No manager hunches, no cash sitting idle, and the fund has tracked its benchmark closely.vanguard.com
  • One of the largest and most actively traded funds in the US value aisle, the kind of scale that keeps bid-ask spreads thin for ordinary orders.

Worth knowing

  • VLUE Concentration cuts both ways. About 150 names means chunkier single-stock and sector positions than the broadest value funds carry.
  • Plain broad-market value costs less: VTV, IUSV and SCHV all charge under 0.06%.
  • This is a value tilt, not the whole market. The screen can keep it out of step with a standard US index for long stretches.
  • VTV Large caps only, about 300 of them. Cheap mid- and small-cap stocks live in separate funds (VOE, VTWV), so this is one slice of value, not the whole market.
  • It is a value screen by design, so the priciest fast growers are largely filtered out. In growth-led stretches it can move very differently from a total-market fund.
  • Income arrives quarterly, in four instalments rather than a monthly drip.

Full VLUE profile⁠

Full VTV profile⁠

VLUE vs VTV Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

VLUE vs VTV Cost

Overpaying VLUE vs VTV

$2,499

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • VLUE 0.15%

    $3,137

  • VTV 0.03%

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • VLUE 0.15%
  • VTV 0.03%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1K$2K$3K$4K051015202530VLUE $3,137VTV $638

Year by year

YearVLUEVTVOverpaying
10$274$55$219
20$1,071$216$855
30$3,137$638$2,499

Expense ratio

  • 0.15%VLUE
  • 0.03%VTV, cheaper
  • Middle half of US Value Index funds
  • Median 0.20%

VTV cheapest of 40 funds

VLUE 13th cheapest of 40 funds

VLUE vs VTV Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
VLUE 1.59%
VTV 1.83%, better
Payout (12M)
VLUE $3.09
VTV $4.16
Last payment
VLUE $0.95
VTV $1.02
Ex-dividend
VLUE Sep 15, 2026
VTV Sep 28, 2026
Paid on
VLUE Sep 18, 2026
VTV Sep 30, 2026
Frequency
VLUE Quarterly
VTV Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

VLUEQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll VLUE payments⁠
One bar per payment. 39 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 24, 2017 $0.39; Jun 27, 2017 $0.49; Sep 26, 2017 $0.48; Dec 21, 2017 $0.44; Mar 22, 2018 $0.46; Jun 26, 2018 $0.47; Sep 26, 2018 $0.49; Dec 17, 2018 $0.54; Mar 20, 2019 $0.59; Jun 17, 2019 $0.59; Sep 24, 2019 $0.55; Dec 16, 2019 $0.60; Mar 25, 2020 $0.69; Jun 15, 2020 $0.40; Sep 23, 2020 $0.48; Dec 14, 2020 $0.54; Mar 25, 2021 $0.47; Jun 10, 2021 $0.49; Sep 24, 2021 $0.74; Dec 13, 2021 $0.74; Mar 24, 2022 $0.73; Jun 9, 2022 $0.68; Sep 26, 2022 $0.76; Dec 13, 2022 $0.73; Mar 23, 2023 $0.79; Jun 7, 2023 $0.56; Sep 26, 2023 $0.68; Dec 20, 2023 $0.66; Mar 21, 2024 $0.69; Jun 11, 2024 $0.59; Sep 25, 2024 $0.85; Dec 17, 2024 $0.75; Mar 18, 2025 $0.68; Jun 16, 2025 $0.74; Sep 16, 2025 $0.66; Dec 16, 2025 $0.81; Mar 17, 2026 $0.63; Jun 15, 2026 $0.70; Sep 15, 2026 $0.95. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$12017202020232026YTD
VTVQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll VTV payments⁠
One bar per payment. 39 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 24, 2017 $0.56; Jun 23, 2017 $0.56; Sep 22, 2017 $0.68; Dec 21, 2017 $0.65; Mar 22, 2018 $0.60; Jun 22, 2018 $0.63; Sep 28, 2018 $0.73; Dec 24, 2018 $0.71; Mar 28, 2019 $0.73; Jun 27, 2019 $0.70; Sep 16, 2019 $0.66; Dec 24, 2019 $0.91; Mar 26, 2020 $0.76; Jun 25, 2020 $0.77; Sep 25, 2020 $0.72; Dec 24, 2020 $0.79; Mar 25, 2021 $0.71; Jun 24, 2021 $0.74; Sep 24, 2021 $0.81; Dec 27, 2021 $0.90; Mar 23, 2022 $0.79; Jun 23, 2022 $0.84; Sep 23, 2022 $0.86; Dec 22, 2022 $1.04; Mar 23, 2023 $0.82; Jun 23, 2023 $0.92; Sep 21, 2023 $0.90; Dec 21, 2023 $1.03; Mar 21, 2024 $1.01; Jun 27, 2024 $1.01; Sep 26, 2024 $0.91; Dec 23, 2024 $0.98; Mar 27, 2025 $1.01; Jun 30, 2025 $0.96; Sep 29, 2025 $0.94; Dec 22, 2025 $0.99; Mar 27, 2026 $1.08; Jun 26, 2026 $1.08; Sep 28, 2026 $1.02. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$12017202020232026YTD

VLUE vs VTV Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

  • VLUE
  • VTV
Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026. Worst fall: VLUE −27.1% · Sep 2022. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−25%−20%−15%−10%−5%0%Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
VLUE 19.4%VTV 11.3%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
VLUE 1.37VTV 1.44, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
VLUE −27.1%VTV −17.0%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
VLUE 1.09VTV 0.69

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