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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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RSP vs VT: how they differ

RSP and VT hold 31% of their weight in the same names, and VT returned more over the year.

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF and Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, RSP and VT hold 31% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions RSP and VT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingRSPVT
Intel Corp.0.38%0.38%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.0.33%0.52%
UnitedHealth Group Inc.0.25%0.30%
GE Vernova Inc.0.25%0.26%
Caterpillar Inc.0.24%0.37%
Amazon.com, Inc.0.24%2.29%
Micron Technology, Inc.0.24%0.52%
Broadcom Inc.0.24%1.74%
Texas Instruments Inc.0.27%0.23%
Lam Research Corp.0.23%0.29%
Cisco Systems, Inc.0.23%0.33%
Applied Materials, Inc.0.22%0.28%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in RSPOnly in VT
Paramount Skydance Corp. 0.20%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 1.52%
Erie Indemnity Co. 0.17%Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 0.64%
Amcor PLC 0.17%ASML Holding NV 0.51%
SK hynix Inc 0.44%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.34%
HSBC Holdings PLC 0.28%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.27%
AstraZeneca PLC 0.26%

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.

RSP and VT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
RSP
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF
VT
Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerInvescoVanguard
What it isS&P 500 equal weightTotal World Stock
Total return, 1 year+14.8%+18.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−2.7 pts+1.4 pts
Expense ratio0.20%0.06%
Already in the S&P 50099.1%55.2%
Holdings50310042

RSP in plain words

RSP is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 equal weight. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 503 positions, with the top ten at 3.2%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 14, 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, RSP or VT?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RSP returned +14.8% and VT returned +18.9%, so VT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, RSP or VT?
RSP charges 0.20% a year and VT charges 0.06%, so VT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do RSP and VT overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 99% of RSP and 55% of VT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 31% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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