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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IYE vs VTI: how they differ

IYE and VTI hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and IYE returned more over the year.

iShares U.S. Energy ETF and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IYE and VTI hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IYE and VTI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingIYEVTI
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION21.74%0.79%
CHEVRON CORPORATION15.41%0.43%
CONOCOPHILLIPS6.51%0.17%
THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC.4.38%0.13%
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION3.54%0.11%
MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION3.44%0.10%
EOG RESOURCES, INC.3.56%0.10%
SLB N.V.3.95%0.10%
PHILLIPS 663.32%0.09%
KINDER MORGAN, INC.2.92%0.08%
TARGA RESOURCES CORP.2.46%0.08%
BAKER HUGHES COMPANY3.13%0.08%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IYEOnly in VTI
COTERRA ENERGY INC. 1.21%NVIDIA Corp 6.37%
Apple Inc 5.88%
Microsoft Corp 3.84%
Amazon.com Inc 3.19%
Alphabet Inc 2.90%
Broadcom Inc 2.48%
Alphabet Inc 2.29%
Micron Technology Inc 1.80%

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.

IYE and VTI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IYE
iShares U.S. Energy ETF
VTI
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it isU.S. EnergyUS total market
Total return, 1 year+48.8%+17.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+31.3 pts−0.3 pts
Expense ratio0.37%0.03%
Already in the S&P 50089.0%88.3%
Holdings383531

IYE in plain words

IYE is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Energy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +48.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 89% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 38 positions, with the top ten at 69.0%.

VTI in plain words

VTI is an index equity fund tracking the US total 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 3531 positions, with the top ten at 32.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IYE or VTI?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYE returned +48.8% and VTI returned +17.2%, so IYE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IYE or VTI?
IYE charges 0.37% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IYE and VTI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 89% of IYE and 88% of VTI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 3% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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