Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
ITOT vs VTI: how they differ
ITOT and VTI hold 96% of their weight in the same names.
iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ITOT and VTI hold 96% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ITOT | VTI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 6.64% | 6.37% |
| Apple, Inc. | 5.82% | 5.88% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 3.80% | 3.84% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 3.20% | 3.19% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 2.87% | 2.90% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.45% | 2.48% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 2.29% | 2.29% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 1.78% | 1.80% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 1.70% | 1.71% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 1.62% | 1.64% |
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 1.30% | 1.41% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 1.30% | 1.31% |
| Only in ITOT | Only in VTI |
|---|---|
| Linde plc 0.33% | Linde PLC 0.33% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings plc 0.30% | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 0.30% |
| Eaton Corp. plc 0.23% | Eaton Corp PLC 0.23% |
| Chubb Ltd. 0.17% | Chubb Ltd 0.17% |
| Trane Technologies plc 0.15% | Trane Technologies PLC 0.15% |
| Medtronic plc 0.14% | Medtronic PLC 0.14% |
| Johnson Controls International plc 0.12% | Johnson Controls International plc 0.12% |
| Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. 0.11% | Accenture PLC 0.11% |
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 | VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market 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 | US total market |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.2% | +17.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.3 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 88.3% | 88.3% |
| Holdings | 2497 | 3531 |
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%.
VTI in plain words
VTI is an index equity fund tracking the US total market. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3531 positions, with the top ten at 32.1%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, ITOT or VTI?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ITOT returned +17.2% and VTI returned +17.2%, so VTI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, ITOT or VTI?
- ITOT charges 0.03% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so ITOT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do ITOT and VTI overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 88% of ITOT and 88% of VTI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 96% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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