Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
ITOT vs VB: how they differ
ITOT and VB hold 11% of their weight in the same names, and ITOT returned more over the year.
iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF and Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ITOT and VB hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ITOT | VB |
|---|---|---|
| Astera Labs, Inc. | 0.09% | 0.45% |
| Jabil, Inc. | 0.06% | 0.49% |
| Natera, Inc. | 0.05% | 0.45% |
| Revolution Medicines, Inc. | 0.05% | 0.46% |
| EMCOR Group, Inc. | 0.05% | 0.45% |
| Qnity Electronics, Inc. | 0.05% | 0.21% |
| EQT Corp. | 0.04% | 0.20% |
| Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 0.04% | 0.19% |
| Twilio, Inc. | 0.04% | 0.38% |
| Carpenter Technology Corp. | 0.04% | 0.35% |
| NRG Energy, Inc. | 0.04% | 0.38% |
| Centene Corp. | 0.04% | 0.19% |
| Only in ITOT | Only in VB |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. 6.64% | Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 0.55% |
| Apple, Inc. 5.82% | Flex Ltd 0.36% |
| Microsoft Corp. 3.80% | FTAI Aviation Ltd 0.34% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 3.20% | nVent Electric PLC 0.33% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 2.87% | TechnipFMC PLC 0.32% |
| Broadcom, Inc. 2.45% | Smurfit Westrock PLC 0.30% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 2.29% | Fabrinet 0.24% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 1.78% | Roivant Sciences Ltd 0.22% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
| ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF | VB Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market | Small-Cap |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.2% | +15.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.3 pts | −2.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 88.3% | 21.7% |
| Holdings | 2497 | 1311 |
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%.
VB in plain words
VB is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +15.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1311 positions, with the top ten at 4.3%. 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, ITOT or VB?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ITOT returned +17.2% and VB returned +15.2%, so ITOT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, ITOT or VB?
- ITOT charges 0.03% a year and VB charges 0.03%, so ITOT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do ITOT and VB overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 88% of ITOT and 22% of VB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 11% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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