Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
ITOT vs VONG: how they differ
ITOT and VONG hold 53% 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 Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ITOT and VONG hold 53% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ITOT | VONG |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 6.64% | 13.09% |
| Apple, Inc. | 5.82% | 11.97% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 3.80% | 8.98% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 3.20% | 5.07% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 2.87% | 3.91% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.45% | 5.78% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 2.29% | 3.15% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 1.70% | 3.20% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 1.62% | 3.48% |
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 1.30% | 2.67% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 1.30% | 1.47% |
| Visa, Inc. | 0.78% | 1.57% |
| Only in ITOT | Only in VONG |
|---|---|
| Micron Technology, Inc. 1.78% | Trane Technologies PLC 0.30% |
| Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 1.26% | Spotify Technology SA 0.23% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.20% | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd 0.22% |
| Intel Corp. 0.90% | Aon PLC 0.18% |
| Johnson & Johnson 0.84% | NU Holdings Ltd/Cayman Islands 0.13% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.78% | FTAI Aviation Ltd 0.08% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 0.64% | Restaurant Brands International Inc 0.05% |
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 0.52% | Viking Holdings Ltd 0.05% |
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 and May 31, 2026.
| ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF | VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth 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 | Russell 1000 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.2% | +7.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.3 pts | −10.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 88.3% | 95.6% |
| Holdings | 2497 | 387 |
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%.
VONG in plain words
VONG is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 387 positions, with the top ten at 61.3%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Jun 1, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, ITOT or VONG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ITOT returned +17.2% and VONG returned +7.2%, so ITOT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, ITOT or VONG?
- ITOT charges 0.03% a year and VONG charges 0.07%, so ITOT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do ITOT and VONG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 88% of ITOT and 96% of VONG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 53% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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