Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
IYW vs VT: how they differ
IYW and VT hold 24% of their weight in the same names, and IYW returned more over the year.
iShares U.S. Technology ETF and Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IYW and VT hold 24% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | IYW | VT |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 16.25% | 4.22% |
| APPLE INC. | 13.65% | 3.53% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 3.99% | 2.73% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 7.84% | 2.04% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 3.78% | 1.74% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 6.34% | 1.61% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 2.81% | 1.21% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 2.98% | 0.52% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | 3.50% | 0.52% |
| INTEL CORPORATION | 2.56% | 0.38% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION | 1.99% | 0.29% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. | 1.92% | 0.28% |
| Only in IYW | Only in VT |
|---|---|
| NIQ GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE PUBLIC LIMITED C 0.01% | Amazon.com Inc 2.29% |
| INGRAM MICRO HOLDING CORPORATION 0.00% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 1.52% |
| Tesla Inc 0.97% | |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.72% | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 0.69% | |
| Eli Lilly & Co 0.68% | |
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 0.64% | |
| Exxon Mobil Corp 0.59% |
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.
| IYW iShares U.S. Technology ETF | VT Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Technology | Total World Stock |
| Total return, 1 year | +34.9% | +18.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +17.4 pts | +1.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.37% | 0.06% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.5% | 55.2% |
| Holdings | 139 | 10042 |
IYW in plain words
IYW is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +34.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 139 positions, with the top ten at 63.7%.
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, IYW or VT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYW returned +34.9% and VT returned +18.9%, so IYW returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, IYW or VT?
- IYW charges 0.37% a year and VT charges 0.06%, so VT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do IYW and VT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of IYW and 55% of VT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 24% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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