Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VOX vs VT: how they differ
VOX and VT hold 6% of their weight in the same names, and VT returned more over the year.
Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund and Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VOX and VT hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VOX | VT |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc | 16.14% | 2.04% |
| Alphabet Inc | 10.61% | 1.61% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 21.12% | 1.21% |
| Netflix Inc | 4.77% | 0.36% |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 4.17% | 0.18% |
| Walt Disney Co/The | 3.96% | 0.17% |
| AT&T Inc | 3.69% | 0.16% |
| Comcast Corp | 2.36% | 0.09% |
| T-Mobile US Inc | 2.50% | 0.09% |
| Warner Bros Discovery Inc | 2.74% | 0.06% |
| Electronic Arts Inc | 2.00% | 0.05% |
| Take-Two Interactive Software Inc | 2.09% | 0.04% |
| Only in VOX | Only in VT |
|---|---|
| Snap Inc 0.37% | NVIDIA Corp 4.22% |
| Warner Music Group Corp 0.25% | Apple Inc 3.53% |
| Paramount Skydance Corp 0.20% | Microsoft Corp 2.73% |
| Lionsgate Studios Corp 0.17% | Amazon.com Inc 2.29% |
| Bandwidth Inc 0.11% | Broadcom Inc 1.74% |
| Uniti Group Inc 0.10% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 1.52% |
| IDT Corp 0.07% | Tesla Inc 0.97% |
| USA TODAY Co Inc 0.07% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.72% |
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 May 31, 2026.
| VOX Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund | VT Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Communication Services | Total World Stock |
| Total return, 1 year | +2.9% | +18.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −14.6 pts | +1.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.06% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.5% | 55.2% |
| Holdings | 114 | 10042 |
VOX in plain words
VOX is an index equity fund tracking the Communication Services. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 114 positions, with the top ten at 72.1%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Jan 29, 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, VOX or VT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VOX returned +2.9% and VT returned +18.9%, so VT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VOX or VT?
- VOX charges 0.09% a year and VT charges 0.06%, so VT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VOX and VT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 84% of VOX and 55% of VT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 6% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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