Which is cheaper, DRAM or VTI?

DRAM charges 0.65% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do DRAM and VTI overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 20% of DRAM and 88% of VTI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Are DRAM and VTI the same kind of fund?

No. DRAM is a thematic 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.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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DRAM vs VTI: how they differ

DRAM and VTI are measured over different days, and VTI charges 0.03% against 0.65%.

Roundhill Memory ETF and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund.

DRAM and VTI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	DRAM Roundhill Memory ETF	VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund
Where it sits	Thematic ETF	Core index fund
Issuer	Roundhill	Vanguard
What it is	Memory and storage	US total market
Total return, 1 year	+112.9%	+17.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.8%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+96.1 pts	−0.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.03%
Already in the S&P 500	20.0%	88.3%
Holdings	13	3531

DRAM in plain words

By weight, 20% of DRAM's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 97%. The top ten holdings are 97% of the fund across 13 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it launched on Apr 2, 2026 the fund returned +112.9% with distributions reinvested against +16.8% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 96.1 pts. It sits 26.8% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

VTI in plain words

VTI is an index equity fund tracking the US total market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% 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 is cheaper, DRAM or VTI?: DRAM charges 0.65% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DRAM and VTI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 20% of DRAM and 88% of VTI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
Are DRAM and VTI the same kind of fund?: No. DRAM is a thematic 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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