Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
ITOT vs VT: how they differ
ITOT and VT hold 59% of their weight in the same names, and VT returned more over the year.
iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF and Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ITOT and VT hold 59% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ITOT | VT |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 6.64% | 4.22% |
| Apple, Inc. | 5.82% | 3.53% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 3.80% | 2.73% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 3.20% | 2.29% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 2.87% | 2.04% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.45% | 1.74% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 2.29% | 1.61% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 1.70% | 1.21% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 1.62% | 0.97% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1.20% | 0.72% |
| Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. | 1.26% | 0.69% |
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 1.30% | 0.68% |
| Only in ITOT | Only in VT |
|---|---|
| Linde plc 0.33% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 1.52% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings plc 0.30% | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 0.64% |
| Eaton Corp. plc 0.23% | ASML Holding NV 0.51% |
| Chubb Ltd. 0.17% | SK hynix Inc 0.44% |
| Trane Technologies plc 0.15% | Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.34% |
| Medtronic plc 0.14% | HSBC Holdings PLC 0.28% |
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp. 0.14% | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.27% |
| Johnson Controls International plc 0.12% | AstraZeneca PLC 0.26% |
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 | VT Vanguard Total World Stock 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 | Total World Stock |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.2% | +18.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.3 pts | +1.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.06% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 88.3% | 55.2% |
| Holdings | 2497 | 10042 |
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%.
VT in plain words
VT is an index equity fund tracking the Total World Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10042 positions, with the top ten at 21.9%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, ITOT or VT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ITOT returned +17.2% and VT returned +18.9%, so VT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, ITOT or VT?
- ITOT charges 0.03% a year and VT charges 0.06%, so ITOT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do ITOT and VT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 88% of ITOT and 55% of VT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 59% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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