Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VO vs VT: how they differ
VO and VT hold 10% of their weight in the same names, and VT returned more over the year.
Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund and Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VO and VT hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VO | VT |
|---|---|---|
| Western Digital Corp | 1.07% | 0.13% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC | 1.05% | 0.13% |
| Vertiv Holdings Co | 1.23% | 0.11% |
| Newmont Corp | 0.48% | 0.10% |
| Quanta Services Inc | 1.05% | 0.10% |
| Constellation Energy Corp | 0.78% | 0.09% |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc | 1.04% | 0.09% |
| Cummins Inc | 0.95% | 0.08% |
| Williams Cos Inc/The | 0.44% | 0.08% |
| Johnson Controls International plc | 0.43% | 0.08% |
| FedEx Corp | 0.33% | 0.08% |
| SLB Ltd | 0.67% | 0.08% |
| Only in VO | Only in VT |
|---|---|
| Carnival Corp Ltd 0.35% | NVIDIA Corp 4.22% |
| Medline Inc 0.15% | Apple Inc 3.53% |
| Cerebras Systems Inc 0.06% | Microsoft Corp 2.73% |
| Venture Global Inc 0.01% | Amazon.com Inc 2.29% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.04% | |
| Broadcom Inc 1.74% | |
| Alphabet Inc 1.61% | |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 1.52% |
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 and Jun 30, 2026.
| VO Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund | VT Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Mid-Cap | Total World Stock |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.0% | +18.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −5.5 pts | +1.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.06% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 91.4% | 55.2% |
| Holdings | 282 | 10042 |
VO in plain words
VO is an index equity fund tracking the Mid-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 282 positions, with the top ten at 9.6%. It sat 4.1% 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, VO or VT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VO returned +12.0% and VT returned +18.9%, so VT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VO or VT?
- VO charges 0.03% a year and VT charges 0.06%, so VO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VO and VT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 91% of VO and 55% of VT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 10% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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