Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
ITOT vs SPHQ: how they differ
ITOT and SPHQ hold 17% of their weight in the same names.
iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF and Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ITOT and SPHQ hold 17% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ITOT | SPHQ |
|---|---|---|
| Apple, Inc. | 5.82% | 4.51% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. | 0.79% | 2.80% |
| Visa, Inc. | 0.78% | 4.69% |
| Lam Research Corp. | 0.74% | 4.10% |
| Caterpillar, Inc. | 0.67% | 3.78% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 0.64% | 3.54% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | 0.57% | 4.82% |
| Mastercard, Inc. | 0.57% | 4.32% |
| KLA Corp. | 0.54% | 3.27% |
| GE Aerospace | 0.53% | 4.16% |
| Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 0.47% | 3.46% |
| Merck & Co., Inc. | 0.43% | 2.87% |
| Only in ITOT | Only in SPHQ |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. 6.64% | Eaton Corp. PLC 1.65% |
| Microsoft Corp. 3.80% | Trane Technologies PLC 1.30% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 3.20% | Johnson Controls International PLC 1.05% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 2.87% | Accenture PLC 1.04% |
| Broadcom, Inc. 2.45% | Arch Capital Group Ltd. 0.34% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 2.29% | Steris PLC 0.25% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 1.78% | |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.70% |
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.
| ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF | SPHQ Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Invesco |
| What it is | Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market | S&P 500 Quality |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.2% | +17.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.3 pts | −0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.15% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 88.3% | 99.9% |
| Holdings | 2497 | 99 |
ITOT in plain words
ITOT is an index equity fund tracking the Core S&P Total U.S. Stock 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 2497 positions, with the top ten at 32.2%.
SPHQ in plain words
SPHQ is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Quality. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 40.7%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jun 30, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, ITOT or SPHQ?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ITOT returned +17.2% and SPHQ returned +17.4%, so SPHQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, ITOT or SPHQ?
- ITOT charges 0.03% a year and SPHQ charges 0.15%, so ITOT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do ITOT and SPHQ overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 88% of ITOT and 100% of SPHQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 17% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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