Check out how the Vanguard Value ETF (VTV)--in green below and packed with boring blue chips like JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), insurer UnitedHealthGroup (UNH) and oil major Exxon Mobil (XOM)--tore past the three tech titans above: ... The good news is that an uptick in inflation is good for these stocks (particularly value names like the ones VTV holds). For one, a rise in inflation and interest rates indicates an economy en fuego, pointing to strong gains for the corners of the market associated with value, like banks (which make up the biggest slice of VTV's portfolio).