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

In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RSP returned +18.3% and VTI returned +20.0%, so VTI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, RSP or VTI?

RSP charges 0.20% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 99% of RSP and 88% of VTI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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

RSP vs VTI

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

RSP and VTI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF	VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	Invesco	Vanguard
What it is	S&P 500 equal weight	US total market
Total return, 1 year	+18.3%	+20.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+20.0%	+20.0%
Gap to the S&P 500	−1.7 pts	+0.0 pts
Expense ratio	0.20%	0.03%
Already in the S&P 500	99.1%	88.3%
Holdings	503	3531

RSP in plain words

RSP is a index equity fund tracking S&P 500 equal weight. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +18.3% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% 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%.

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, RSP or VTI?: In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RSP returned +18.3% and VTI returned +20.0%, so VTI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, RSP or VTI?: RSP charges 0.20% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do RSP and VTI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 99% of RSP and 88% of VTI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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