Which returned more over the last year, IGV or VTI?

In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGV returned −2.1% and VTI returned +20.0%, so VTI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 83% of IGV and 88% of VTI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Are IGV and VTI the same kind of fund?

No. IGV 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 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

IGV vs VTI

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iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund.

IGV and VTI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IGV iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF	VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund
Where it sits	Themes desk	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Cloud and software	US total market
Total return, 1 year	−2.1%	+20.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+20.0%	+20.0%
Gap to the S&P 500	−22.1 pts	+0.0 pts
Expense ratio	not published	0.03%
Already in the S&P 500	83.2%	88.3%
Holdings	107	3531

IGV in plain words

By weight, 83% of IGV's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 92%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 107 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned −2.1% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 22.1 pts. It sits 11.2% below its all-time high of Sep 22, 2025.

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, IGV or VTI?: In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGV returned −2.1% and VTI returned +20.0%, so VTI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
How much do IGV and VTI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 83% of IGV and 88% of VTI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
Are IGV and VTI the same kind of fund?: No. IGV 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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