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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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VT vs VTV: how they differ

VT and VTV hold 24% of their weight in the same names, and VTV returned more over the year.

Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund and Vanguard Value Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VT and VTV hold 24% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions VT and VTV both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingVTVTV
JPMorgan Chase & Co0.72%3.07%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc0.69%2.96%
Exxon Mobil Corp0.59%2.13%
Micron Technology Inc0.52%4.89%
Walmart Inc0.52%1.87%
Johnson & Johnson0.50%2.30%
Intel Corp0.38%1.05%
Caterpillar Inc0.37%1.84%
AbbVie Inc0.34%1.67%
Cisco Systems Inc0.33%1.57%
Chevron Corp0.33%1.18%
Procter & Gamble Co/The0.31%1.28%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in VTOnly in VTV
NVIDIA Corp 4.22%Honeywell International Inc 0.27%
Apple Inc 3.53%Honeywell Aerospace Inc 0.26%
Microsoft Corp 2.73%Carnival Corp Ltd 0.13%
Amazon.com Inc 2.29%Medline Inc 0.06%
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.

VT and VTV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
VT
Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund
VTV
Vanguard Value Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanguardVanguard
What it isTotal World StockUS value
Total return, 1 year+18.9%+22.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+1.4 pts+5.4 pts
Expense ratio0.06%0.03%
Already in the S&P 50055.2%98.6%
Holdings10042308

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%.

VTV in plain words

VTV is an index equity fund tracking the US value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 308 positions, with the top ten at 23.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VT or VTV?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VT returned +18.9% and VTV returned +22.9%, so VTV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VT or VTV?
VT charges 0.06% a year and VTV charges 0.03%, so VTV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VT and VTV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 55% of VT and 99% of VTV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 24% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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