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

In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHLD returned +2.3% and VTI returned +20.0%, so VTI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SHLD or VTI?

SHLD charges 0.50% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 45% of SHLD and 88% of VTI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Are SHLD and VTI the same kind of fund?

No. SHLD 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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SHLD vs VTI

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Global X Defense Tech ETF and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SHLD and VTI hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SHLD and VTI both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	SHLD	VTI
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC.	7.09%	0.35%
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION	8.45%	0.16%
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION	7.70%	0.13%
Northrop Grumman Corporation	4.24%	0.10%
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	4.71%	0.07%
BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	3.06%	0.03%
LEIDOS HOLDINGS, INC.	2.78%	0.02%
MOOG INC.	1.71%	0.02%
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC.	2.05%	0.01%
KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC	1.82%	0.01%
MERCURY SYSTEMS, INC.	1.13%	0.01%
KARMAN HOLDINGS INC.	0.84%	0.01%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SHLD	Only in VTI
RTX CORPORATION 7.78%	NVIDIA Corp 6.37%
Rheinmetall Aktiengesellschaft 5.78%	Apple Inc 5.88%
BAE SYSTEMS PLC 4.90%	Microsoft Corp 3.84%
HANWHA AEROSPACE CO., LTD. 4.41%	Amazon.com Inc 3.19%
LEONARDO - SOCIETA PER AZIONI 4.36%	Alphabet Inc 2.90%
THALES SA 4.29%	Broadcom Inc 2.48%
ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD 4.15%	Alphabet Inc 2.29%
SAAB Aktiebolag 3.83%	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 and May 31, 2026.

SHLD and VTI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SHLD Global X Defense Tech ETF	VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund
Where it sits	Themes desk	Core fund
Issuer	Global X	Vanguard
What it is	Defense	US total market
Total return, 1 year	+2.3%	+20.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+20.0%	+20.0%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.7 pts	+0.0 pts
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.03%
Already in the S&P 500	44.8%	88.3%
Holdings	48	3531

SHLD in plain words

By weight, 45% of SHLD's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 99%. The top ten holdings are 60% of the fund across 48 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +2.3% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 17.7 pts. It sits 19.0% below its all-time high of Mar 9, 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, SHLD or VTI?: In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHLD returned +2.3% and VTI returned +20.0%, so VTI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SHLD or VTI?: SHLD charges 0.50% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SHLD and VTI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 45% of SHLD and 88% of VTI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
Are SHLD and VTI the same kind of fund?: No. SHLD 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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