Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VTI vs VTWO: how they differ
VTI and VTWO hold 5% of their weight in the same names, and VTWO returned more over the year.
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund and Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VTI and VTWO hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VTI | VTWO |
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Energy Corp | 0.11% | 1.83% |
| Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd | 0.06% | 1.12% |
| Sterling Infrastructure Inc | 0.03% | 0.76% |
| Fabrinet | 0.03% | 0.69% |
| TTM Technologies Inc | 0.03% | 0.52% |
| Guardant Health Inc | 0.03% | 0.47% |
| IonQ Inc | 0.03% | 0.63% |
| Nextpower Inc | 0.02% | 0.67% |
| SiTime Corp | 0.02% | 0.47% |
| Coeur Mining Inc | 0.02% | 0.58% |
| Dycom Industries Inc | 0.02% | 0.44% |
| Semtech Corp | 0.02% | 0.42% |
| Only in VTI | Only in VTWO |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 6.37% | Clearwater Analytics Holdings Inc 0.20% |
| Apple Inc 5.88% | SSR Mining Inc 0.19% |
| Microsoft Corp 3.84% | Garrett Motion Inc 0.17% |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.19% | Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc 0.15% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.90% | CRISPR Therapeutics AG 0.15% |
| Broadcom Inc 2.48% | Brookfield Infrastructure Corp 0.15% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.29% | Golar LNG Ltd 0.14% |
| Micron Technology Inc 1.80% | Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc 0.14% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | US total market | Russell 2000 |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.2% | +21.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.3 pts | +3.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 88.3% | 0.5% |
| Holdings | 3531 | 1951 |
VTI in plain words
VTI is an index equity fund tracking the US total market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% 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, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3531 positions, with the top ten at 32.1%.
VTWO in plain words
VTWO is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 2000. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1951 positions, with the top ten at 7.8%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VTI or VTWO?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VTI returned +17.2% and VTWO returned +21.4%, so VTWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VTI or VTWO?
- VTI charges 0.03% a year and VTWO charges 0.07%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VTI and VTWO overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 88% of VTI and 0% of VTWO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 5% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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