Which returned more over the last year, KWEB or VTI?

In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, KWEB returned −27.2% and VTI returned +20.0%, so VTI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, KWEB or VTI?

KWEB charges 0.69% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do KWEB and VTI overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of KWEB and 88% of VTI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Are KWEB and VTI the same kind of fund?

No. KWEB is a thematic ETF and VTI is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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KWEB vs VTI

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KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, KWEB and VTI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in KWEB	Only in VTI
Tencent Holdings Limited 10.47%	NVIDIA Corp 6.37%
PDD Holdings Inc. 7.94%	Apple Inc 5.88%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 7.72%	Microsoft Corp 3.84%
NETEASE, INC. 6.99%	Amazon.com Inc 3.19%
MEITUAN 6.84%	Alphabet Inc 2.90%
BAIDU, INC. 4.20%	Broadcom Inc 2.48%
Full Truck Alliance Co Ltd 4.17%	Alphabet Inc 2.29%
KUAISHOU TECHNOLOGY 4.09%	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 as filed for Jun 30, 2026.

KWEB and VTI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	KWEB KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF	VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund
Where it sits	Themes desk	Core fund
Issuer	KraneShares	Vanguard
What it is	Internet and e-commerce	US total market
Total return, 1 year	−27.2%	+20.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+20.0%	+20.0%
Gap to the S&P 500	−47.2 pts	+0.0 pts
Expense ratio	0.69%	0.03%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	88.3%
Holdings	33	3531

KWEB in plain words

By weight, 0% of KWEB's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 60% of the fund across 33 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned −27.2% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 47.2 pts. It sits 69.8% below its all-time high of Feb 17, 2021.

VTI in plain words

VTI is a index equity fund tracking US total market. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +20.0% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% 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, KWEB or VTI?: In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, KWEB returned −27.2% and VTI returned +20.0%, so VTI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, KWEB or VTI?: KWEB charges 0.69% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do KWEB and VTI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of KWEB and 88% of VTI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
Are KWEB and VTI the same kind of fund?: No. KWEB is a thematic ETF and VTI is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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