Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
IYW vs VTI: how they differ
IYW and VTI hold 40% of their weight in the same names, and IYW returned more over the year.
iShares U.S. Technology ETF and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IYW and VTI hold 40% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | IYW | VTI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 16.25% | 6.37% |
| APPLE INC. | 13.65% | 5.88% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 3.99% | 3.84% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 7.84% | 2.90% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 3.78% | 2.48% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 6.34% | 2.29% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 2.98% | 1.80% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 2.81% | 1.71% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | 3.50% | 1.31% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. | 1.92% | 0.80% |
| INTEL CORPORATION | 2.56% | 0.78% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION | 1.99% | 0.75% |
| Only in IYW | Only in VTI |
|---|---|
| GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC. 0.05% | Amazon.com Inc 3.19% |
| Amdocs Limited 0.04% | Tesla Inc 1.64% |
| GLOBANT S.A. 0.01% | Eli Lilly & Co 1.41% |
| CLARIVATE PLC 0.01% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.25% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.12% | |
| Johnson & Johnson 0.85% | |
| Exxon Mobil Corp 0.79% | |
| Visa Inc 0.77% |
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.
| IYW iShares U.S. Technology ETF | VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Technology | US total market |
| Total return, 1 year | +34.9% | +17.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +17.4 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.37% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.5% | 88.3% |
| Holdings | 139 | 3531 |
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%.
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, IYW or VTI?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYW returned +34.9% and VTI returned +17.2%, so IYW returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, IYW or VTI?
- IYW charges 0.37% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do IYW and VTI overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of IYW and 88% of VTI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 40% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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