Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VTI vs XAR
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Aerospace & Defense ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VTI and XAR hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VTI | XAR |
|---|---|---|
| General Electric Co | 0.54% | 3.02% |
| RTX Corp | 0.35% | 2.75% |
| Boeing Co/The | 0.24% | 2.67% |
| Lockheed Martin Corp | 0.16% | 2.50% |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc | 0.15% | 2.77% |
| General Dynamics Corp | 0.13% | 2.67% |
| TransDigm Group Inc | 0.10% | 2.83% |
| Northrop Grumman Corp | 0.10% | 2.42% |
| Rocket Lab Corp | 0.08% | 2.49% |
| L3Harris Technologies Inc | 0.07% | 2.47% |
| Axon Enterprise Inc | 0.06% | 3.23% |
| Carpenter Technology Corp | 0.04% | 3.04% |
| Only in VTI | Only in XAR |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 6.37% | FTAI Aviation Ltd 3.09% |
| Apple Inc 5.88% | |
| Microsoft Corp 3.84% | |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.19% | |
| Alphabet Inc 2.90% | |
| Broadcom Inc 2.48% | |
| Alphabet Inc 2.29% | |
| Micron Technology Inc 1.80% |
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 as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
| VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | XAR State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Aerospace & Defense ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core fund | Themes desk |
| Issuer | Vanguard | State Street |
| What it is | US total market | Defense |
| Total return, 1 year | +20.0% | +17.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +20.0% | +20.0% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +0.0 pts | −2.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.35% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 88.3% | 32.4% |
| Holdings | 3531 | 48 |
VTI in plain words
VTI is a index equity fund tracking US total market. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +20.0% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% 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%.
XAR in plain words
By weight, 32% of XAR's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 30% of the fund across 48 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +17.9% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 2.1 pts. It sits 14.8% below its all-time high of Aug 14, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VTI or XAR?
- In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VTI returned +20.0% and XAR returned +17.9%, so VTI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VTI or XAR?
- VTI charges 0.03% a year and XAR charges 0.35%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VTI and XAR overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 88% of VTI and 32% of XAR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 2% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
- Are VTI and XAR the same kind of fund?
- No. VTI is an index ETF and XAR is a thematic ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.
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