Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
ITOT vs VBR: how they differ
ITOT and VBR hold 7% 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 Value Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ITOT and VBR hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ITOT | VBR |
|---|---|---|
| Jabil, Inc. | 0.06% | 0.87% |
| EMCOR Group, Inc. | 0.05% | 0.40% |
| Qnity Electronics, Inc. | 0.05% | 0.37% |
| EQT Corp. | 0.04% | 0.18% |
| Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 0.04% | 0.34% |
| NRG Energy, Inc. | 0.04% | 0.66% |
| Centene Corp. | 0.04% | 0.34% |
| MKS, Inc. | 0.04% | 0.32% |
| Tapestry, Inc. | 0.04% | 0.64% |
| Atmos Energy Corp. | 0.04% | 0.62% |
| Hubbell, Inc. | 0.04% | 0.15% |
| Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | 0.04% | 0.59% |
| Only in ITOT | Only in VBR |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. 6.64% | Smurfit Westrock PLC 0.52% |
| Apple, Inc. 5.82% | Bunge Global SA 0.36% |
| Microsoft Corp. 3.80% | Flex Ltd 0.32% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 3.20% | Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC 0.31% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 2.87% | Everest Group Ltd 0.30% |
| Broadcom, Inc. 2.45% | RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd 0.29% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 2.29% | Aptiv Holdings Ltd 0.28% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 1.78% | Pentair PLC 0.27% |
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 | VBR Vanguard Small-Cap Value 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 Value |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.2% | +16.3% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.3 pts | −1.2 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 88.3% | 30.5% |
| Holdings | 2497 | 840 |
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%.
VBR in plain words
VBR is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.3% 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, 30% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 840 positions, with the top ten at 5.9%. It sat 3.8% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, ITOT or VBR?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ITOT returned +17.2% and VBR returned +16.3%, so ITOT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, ITOT or VBR?
- ITOT charges 0.03% a year and VBR charges 0.05%, so ITOT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do ITOT and VBR overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 88% of ITOT and 30% of VBR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 7% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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