Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VTI vs VXF: how they differ
VTI and VXF hold 11% of their weight in the same names, and VTI returned more over the year.
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund and Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VTI and VXF hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VTI | VXF |
|---|---|---|
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp | 0.14% | 1.19% |
| Snowflake Inc | 0.12% | 1.03% |
| Bloom Energy Corp | 0.11% | 0.93% |
| Cloudflare Inc | 0.11% | 0.92% |
| Astera Labs Inc | 0.10% | 0.76% |
| Rocket Lab Corp | 0.08% | 0.61% |
| Cheniere Energy Inc | 0.07% | 0.59% |
| Ferguson Enterprises Inc | 0.06% | 0.54% |
| Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd | 0.06% | 0.52% |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc | 0.06% | 0.47% |
| Coreweave Inc | 0.05% | 0.31% |
| REVOLUTION Medicines Inc | 0.05% | 0.44% |
| Only in VTI | Only in VXF |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 6.37% | Amrize Ltd 0.32% |
| Apple Inc 5.88% | Coupang Inc 0.27% |
| Microsoft Corp 3.84% | Royalty Pharma PLC 0.26% |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.19% | SharkNinja Inc 0.13% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.90% | Autoliv Inc 0.09% |
| Broadcom Inc 2.48% | Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc 0.08% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.29% | Definium Therapeutics Inc 0.07% |
| Micron Technology Inc 1.80% | CRISPR Therapeutics AG 0.06% |
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.
| VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | VXF Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | US total market | Extended Market |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.2% | +14.1% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.3 pts | −3.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 88.3% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 3531 | 3365 |
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%.
VXF in plain words
VXF is an index equity fund tracking the Extended Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3365 positions, with the top ten at 7.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VTI or VXF?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VTI returned +17.2% and VXF returned +14.1%, so VTI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VTI or VXF?
- VTI charges 0.03% a year and VXF charges 0.05%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VTI and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 88% of VTI and 0% of VXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 11% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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