VLUE vs VO overlap - what they share and where they differ
VLUE and VO share 23.8% of their weight across 87 common positions, read from what each fund reported to the SEC.
Each week Ploutos reads the reported positions of the largest US equity ETFs and measures, pair by pair, the weight they share: for every stock both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights counts. Two funds tracking the same index land near 100%. A sector fund inside a broad index fund lands at roughly that sector's weight.
VLUE and VO
23.8%
87 shared positions
VLUE
iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF
Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 150 positions · Jul 31, 2026
Top 10: 42.5%·Holdings of VLUE
VO
VANGUARD MID-CAP INDEX FUND
Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 279 positions · Jun 30, 2026
Top 10: 9.5%·Holdings of VO
Reported positions cover VLUE 100%, VO 100% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.
VO vs VLUE side by side
VLUEiShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF
150
stock positions reported to the SEC
60.8% of its weight is in 63 names VO does not hold
VOVANGUARD MID-CAP INDEX FUND
279
stock positions reported to the SEC
71.5% of its weight is in 192 names VLUE does not hold
Where each fund's weight sits
Largest sectors for both funds
The widest gap is Technology: VLUE has 17.4 points more of it.
The figures side by side
| VLUE | VO | |
|---|---|---|
| Filing date | Jul 31, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Stock positions reported | 150 | 279 |
| Weight of the ten largest | 42.5% | 9.5% |
| Largest position | MU 19.0% | VRT 1.2% |
| Held alone | 63 positions, 60.8% | 192 positions, 71.5% |
| Covered by stock positions | 100% | 100% |
Holdings they share
| Stock | In VLUE | In VO | Counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| URIUNITED RENTALS, INC. | 0.82% | 0.69% | 0.69% |
| VLOVALERO ENERGY CORPORATION | 0.68% | 0.75% | 0.68% |
| GMGENERAL MOTORS COMPANY | 3.99% | 0.67% | 0.67% |
| PCARPACCAR INC | 1.05% | 0.61% | 0.61% |
| HPEHEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY | 1.57% | 0.58% | 0.58% |
| TELTE CONNECTIVITY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY | 0.69% | 0.57% | 0.57% |
| TGTTARGET CORPORATION | 0.80% | 0.57% | 0.57% |
| FFORD MOTOR COMPANY | 2.14% | 0.53% | 0.53% |
| LHXL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0.54% | 0.52% | 0.52% |
| NEMNEWMONT CORPORATION | 0.56% | 0.48% | 0.48% |
What each holds alone
The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.
Only in VLUE
Only in VO
Questions people ask
Is VLUE the same as VO?
23.8% of their weight sits in the same 87 holdings. VLUE also reports MU, CSCO, VZ, which the other does not. VO also reports VRT, WDC, STX, which the other does not.
How is the overlap between VLUE and VO measured?
For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 100% of VLUE and 100% of VO, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.
Which holds more, VO or VLUE?
VLUE reports 150 stock positions and VO reports 279. 60.8% of VLUE's weight sits in names VO does not hold, and 71.5% of VO's weight in names VLUE does not hold. The ten largest positions are 42.5% of VLUE and 9.5% of VO.
How do VLUE and VO differ by sector?
The widest gap is Technology: VLUE has 17.4 points more of it. Sectors come from each holding's SIC code in its SEC record, summed by the weight the fund reports.
Where do the numbers come from?
From each fund's own N-PORT filing to the SEC, which lists every position and its weight. The comparison uses every equity position the fund reports; cash, futures and bonds are not counted, which is why a coverage figure sits next to every result. Holdings change between filings.
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