Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VIG vs VTI
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VIG and VTI hold 38% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VIG | VTI |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc | 4.10% | 5.88% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.99% | 3.84% |
| Broadcom Inc | 5.21% | 2.48% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 3.36% | 1.41% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 3.61% | 1.12% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2.51% | 0.85% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp | 2.92% | 0.79% |
| Visa Inc | 2.34% | 0.77% |
| Lam Research Corp | 1.46% | 0.75% |
| Walmart Inc | 2.62% | 0.69% |
| Caterpillar Inc | 1.88% | 0.68% |
| AbbVie Inc | 1.69% | 0.62% |
| Only in VIG | Only in VTI |
|---|---|
| Honeywell International Inc 0.62% | NVIDIA Corp 6.37% |
| Amdocs Ltd 0.03% | Amazon.com Inc 3.19% |
| CSG Systems International Inc 0.01% | Alphabet Inc 2.90% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.29% | |
| Micron Technology Inc 1.80% | |
| Meta Platforms Inc 1.71% | |
| Tesla Inc 1.64% | |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.31% |
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.
| VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund | VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core fund | Core fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Dividend growth | US total market |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.1% | +20.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +20.0% | +20.0% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −3.8 pts | +0.0 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.04% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.7% | 88.3% |
| Holdings | 332 | 3531 |
VIG in plain words
VIG is a index equity fund tracking Dividend growth. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +16.1% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 332 positions, with the top ten at 32.7%.
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, VIG or VTI?
- In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VIG returned +16.1% and VTI returned +20.0%, so VTI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VIG or VTI?
- VIG charges 0.04% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VIG and VTI overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of VIG and 88% of VTI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 38% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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