Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
PPA vs VTI
Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, PPA and VTI hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | PPA | VTI |
|---|---|---|
| General Electric Co. | 7.85% | 0.54% |
| RTX Corp. | 7.13% | 0.35% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | 1.23% | 0.35% |
| Amphenol Corp. | 2.34% | 0.30% |
| Boeing Co. (The) | 9.11% | 0.24% |
| Eaton Corp. PLC | 2.35% | 0.23% |
| Parker-Hannifin Corp. | 3.74% | 0.17% |
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 6.39% | 0.16% |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc. | 4.18% | 0.15% |
| General Dynamics Corp. | 4.52% | 0.13% |
| TransDigm Group Inc. | 2.62% | 0.10% |
| Northrop Grumman Corp. | 4.46% | 0.10% |
| Only in PPA | Only in VTI |
|---|---|
| Honeywell International Inc. 4.39% | NVIDIA Corp 6.37% |
| Elbit Systems Ltd. 3.58% | Apple Inc 5.88% |
| CAE Inc. 0.75% | 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 as filed for Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
| PPA Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF | VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Themes desk | Core fund |
| Issuer | Invesco | Vanguard |
| What it is | Defense | US total market |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.6% | +20.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +20.0% | +20.0% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −7.3 pts | +0.0 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.58% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 71.1% | 88.3% |
| Holdings | 60 | 3531 |
PPA in plain words
By weight, 71% of PPA's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 96%. The top ten holdings are 56% of the fund across 60 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +12.6% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 7.3 pts. It sits 10.9% below its all-time high of Mar 2, 2026.
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, PPA or VTI?
- In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PPA returned +12.6% and VTI returned +20.0%, so VTI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, PPA or VTI?
- PPA charges 0.58% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do PPA and VTI overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 71% of PPA and 88% of VTI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 4% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
- Are PPA and VTI the same kind of fund?
- No. PPA 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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