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

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FTEC vs VXF: how they differ

FTEC and VXF hold 12% of their weight in the same names, and FTEC returned more over the year.

Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF and Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FTEC and VXF hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FTEC and VXF both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingFTECVXF
Cloudflare Inc0.35%0.92%
Snowflake Inc0.23%1.03%
Strategy Inc0.22%0.34%
Astera Labs Inc0.21%0.76%
TTM Technologies Inc0.20%0.23%
Twilio Inc0.20%0.37%
Zoom Communications Inc0.19%0.27%
TD SYNNEX Corp0.17%0.23%
Entegris Inc0.17%0.32%
Everpure Inc0.17%0.29%
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc0.17%0.29%
Lattice Semiconductor Corp0.16%0.25%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in FTECOnly in VXF
NVIDIA Corp 18.00%Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.19%
Apple Inc 14.38%Bloom Energy Corp 0.93%
Microsoft Corp 9.54%Rocket Lab Corp 0.61%
Broadcom Inc 5.01%Cheniere Energy Inc 0.59%
Micron Technology Inc 2.64%Ferguson Enterprises Inc 0.54%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 2.60%Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 0.52%
Intel Corp 1.99%Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc 0.47%
Cisco Systems Inc 1.66%Natera Inc 0.46%

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 dated Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

FTEC and VXF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FTEC
Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF
VXF
Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerFidelityVanguard
What it isMSCI Information TechnologyExtended Market
Total return, 1 year+35.7%+14.1%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+18.2 pts−3.4 pts
Expense ratio0.08%0.05%
Already in the S&P 50086.2%0.0%
Holdings2823365

FTEC in plain words

FTEC is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Information Technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +35.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 282 positions, with the top ten at 58.8%. It sat 3.7% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

VXF in plain words

VXF is an index equity fund tracking the Extended Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3365 positions, with the top ten at 7.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FTEC or VXF?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTEC returned +35.7% and VXF returned +14.1%, so FTEC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FTEC or VXF?
FTEC charges 0.08% a year and VXF charges 0.05%, so VXF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FTEC and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 86% of FTEC and 0% of VXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 12% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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