Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
ITOT vs VYM: how they differ
ITOT and VYM hold 31% of their weight in the same names.
iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ITOT and VYM hold 31% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ITOT | VYM |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.45% | 8.07% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1.20% | 3.36% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.84% | 2.31% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. | 0.78% | 2.73% |
| Caterpillar, Inc. | 0.67% | 1.73% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 0.64% | 1.52% |
| AbbVie, Inc. | 0.61% | 1.57% |
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 0.52% | 1.41% |
| Bank of America Corp. | 0.51% | 1.45% |
| Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 0.48% | 1.37% |
| Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 0.47% | 1.45% |
| Merck & Co., Inc. | 0.43% | 1.14% |
| Only in ITOT | Only in VYM |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. 6.64% | Linde PLC 0.98% |
| Apple, Inc. 5.82% | Eaton Corp PLC 0.71% |
| Microsoft Corp. 3.80% | Honeywell International Inc 0.57% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 3.20% | Chubb Ltd 0.50% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 2.87% | Accenture PLC 0.46% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 2.29% | Medtronic PLC 0.43% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 1.78% | Johnson Controls International plc 0.37% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.70% | CRH PLC 0.33% |
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 | VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield 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 high dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.2% | +17.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.3 pts | +0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 88.3% | 92.2% |
| Holdings | 2497 | 608 |
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%.
VYM in plain words
VYM is an index equity fund tracking the US high dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 608 positions, with the top ten at 25.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, ITOT or VYM?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ITOT returned +17.2% and VYM returned +17.6%, so VYM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, ITOT or VYM?
- ITOT charges 0.03% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so ITOT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do ITOT and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 88% of ITOT and 92% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 31% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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