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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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MOAT vs VT: how they differ

MOAT and VT hold 12% of their weight in the same names, and VT returned more over the year.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF and Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MOAT and VT hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions MOAT and VT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingMOATVT
NVIDIA Corp2.45%4.22%
Microsoft Corp2.20%2.73%
Broadcom Inc2.43%1.74%
Amazon.com Inc1.33%2.29%
Meta Platforms Inc1.17%1.21%
Applied Materials Inc2.34%0.28%
PepsiCo Inc1.17%0.20%
Walt Disney Co/The1.19%0.17%
Amphenol Corp1.50%0.16%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc1.18%0.16%
Charles Schwab Corp/The2.45%0.14%
Palo Alto Networks Inc2.51%0.13%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in MOATOnly in VT
NXP Semiconductors NV 1.60%Apple Inc 3.53%
Alphabet Inc 2.04%
Alphabet Inc 1.61%
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%

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.

MOAT and VT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MOAT
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
VT
Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanEckVanguard
What it isMorningstar Wide MoatTotal World Stock
Total return, 1 year+11.3%+18.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−6.2 pts+1.4 pts
Expense ratio0.46%0.06%
Already in the S&P 50091.6%55.2%
Holdings5510042

MOAT in plain words

MOAT is an index equity fund tracking the Morningstar Wide Moat. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.46% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 55 positions, with the top ten at 25.3%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

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, MOAT or VT?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MOAT returned +11.3% and VT returned +18.9%, so VT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MOAT or VT?
MOAT charges 0.46% a year and VT charges 0.06%, so VT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MOAT and VT overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 92% of MOAT and 55% of VT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 12% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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