Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AIPI vs VTI
REX AI EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AIPI and VTI hold 27% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AIPI | VTI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 8.23% | 6.37% |
| APPLE INC. | 2.58% | 5.88% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 2.52% | 3.84% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 2.46% | 2.48% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. | 2.34% | 3.19% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 2.29% | 2.90% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 4.15% | 1.80% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 2.41% | 1.71% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | 3.32% | 1.31% |
| INTEL CORPORATION | 2.67% | 0.78% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | 3.04% | 0.58% |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | 3.61% | 0.39% |
| Only in AIPI | Only in VTI |
|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc 2.29% | |
| Tesla Inc 1.64% | |
| Eli Lilly & Co 1.41% | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.25% | |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.12% | |
| Johnson & Johnson 0.85% | |
| Applied Materials Inc 0.80% | |
| Exxon Mobil Corp 0.79% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| AIPI REX AI EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF | VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Income desk | Core fund |
| Issuer | REX | Vanguard |
| What it is | covered call, vs AIQ | US total market |
| Total return, 1 year | +25.5% | +20.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +42.9% | +20.0% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −17.3 pts | +0.0 pts |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 31.2% | not an income fund |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.03% |
| Holdings | n/a | 3531 |
AIPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, AIPI paid 31.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +25.5%. AI and technology (AIQ), used as the AI proxy returned +42.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 17.3 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 35.0%, paid weekly. REX estimates that 100% of the distribution paid was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterisation rather than a measure of erosion).
VTI in plain words
VTI is a index equity fund tracking US total market. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +20.0% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3531 positions, with the top ten at 32.1%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AIPI or VTI?
- In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AIPI returned +25.5% and VTI returned +20.0%, so AIPI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AIPI or VTI?
- AIPI charges 0.65% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- Are AIPI and VTI the same kind of fund?
- No. AIPI is an option-income ETF and VTI is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.
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