Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
ITOT vs VTWO: how they differ
ITOT and VTWO hold 5% of their weight in the same names, and VTWO returned more over the year.
iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF and Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ITOT and VTWO hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ITOT | VTWO |
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Energy Corp. | 0.11% | 1.83% |
| Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. | 0.04% | 0.76% |
| Guardant Health, Inc. | 0.03% | 0.47% |
| IonQ, Inc. | 0.03% | 0.63% |
| TTM Technologies, Inc. | 0.03% | 0.52% |
| Nextpower, Inc. | 0.03% | 0.67% |
| Coeur Mining, Inc. | 0.02% | 0.58% |
| SiTime Corp. | 0.02% | 0.47% |
| Dycom Industries, Inc. | 0.02% | 0.44% |
| Semtech Corp. | 0.02% | 0.42% |
| Rambus, Inc. | 0.02% | 0.46% |
| Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. | 0.02% | 0.34% |
| Only in ITOT | Only in VTWO |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. 6.64% | Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.12% |
| Apple, Inc. 5.82% | Fabrinet 0.69% |
| Microsoft Corp. 3.80% | Joby Aviation Inc 0.20% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 3.20% | Alkermes PLC 0.20% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 2.87% | Clearwater Analytics Holdings Inc 0.20% |
| Broadcom, Inc. 2.45% | SSR Mining Inc 0.19% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 2.29% | Noble Corp PLC 0.17% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 1.78% | Valaris Ltd 0.17% |
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 | VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 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 2000 |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.2% | +21.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.3 pts | +3.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 88.3% | 0.5% |
| Holdings | 2497 | 1951 |
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%.
VTWO in plain words
VTWO is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 2000. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.4% 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, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1951 positions, with the top ten at 7.8%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, ITOT or VTWO?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ITOT returned +17.2% and VTWO returned +21.4%, so VTWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, ITOT or VTWO?
- ITOT charges 0.03% a year and VTWO charges 0.07%, so ITOT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do ITOT and VTWO overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 88% of ITOT and 0% of VTWO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 5% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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