ETF comparison
VLUEvsVO
Value Factor vs US Mid Cap.
iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF · Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF
Holdings overlap
84 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of VLUE and VO would leave roughly22.9%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.
Cost difference
VO is 12 bps cheaper than VLUE. On a $100,000 position that's about $120/yr more in fees for VLUE.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with VLUE vs VO.
Top shared holdings
84 shared in total| # | Holding | In VLUE | In VO | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION | 1.88% | 1.06% | 1.06% |
| 2 | VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION | 0.70% | 0.75% | 0.70% |
| 3 | UNITED RENTALS, INC. | 0.69% | 0.69% | 0.69% |
| 4 | GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY | 3.15% | 0.67% | 0.67% |
| 5 | SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC. | 0.62% | 0.67% | 0.62% |
| 6 | PACCAR INC | 0.90% | 0.61% | 0.61% |
| 7 | HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY | 1.30% | 0.58% | 0.58% |
| 8 | TARGET CORPORATION | 0.61% | 0.57% | 0.57% |
| 9 | TE CONNECTIVITY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY | 0.92% | 0.57% | 0.57% |
| 10 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 1.50% | 0.53% | 0.53% |
| 11 | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0.59% | 0.52% | 0.52% |
| 12 | NEWMONT CORPORATION | 0.64% | 0.48% | 0.48% |
Only in VLUE
64 total- MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.11.60%
- INTEL CORPORATION9.26%
- CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.4.96%
- APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.3.66%
- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.2.66%
- AT&T INC.2.53%
- CITIGROUP INC.1.94%
- BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION1.88%
- QUALCOMM INCORPORATED1.80%
- MERCK & CO., INC.1.57%
Only in VO
198 total- Vertiv Holdings Co1.22%
- Seagate Technology Holdings PLC1.05%
- Quanta Services Inc1.04%
- Howmet Aerospace Inc1.04%
- Cummins Inc0.95%
- Datadog Inc0.83%
- Bloom Energy Corp0.79%
- Constellation Energy Corp0.78%
- Robinhood Markets Inc0.77%
- Cloudflare Inc0.76%
Open VLUE or VO at a brokerage
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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.
Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.