Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VTI vs XME: how they differ
Over the year XME returned more, +32.5% against +17.2%, and VTI charges 0.03% against 0.35%.
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Metals & Mining ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VTI and XME hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VTI | XME |
|---|---|---|
| Newmont Corp | 0.14% | 4.24% |
| Freeport-McMoRan Inc | 0.12% | 4.26% |
| Nucor Corp | 0.07% | 3.74% |
| Steel Dynamics Inc | 0.04% | 3.60% |
| Reliance Inc | 0.03% | 3.99% |
| Royal Gold Inc | 0.02% | 4.26% |
| Coeur Mining Inc | 0.02% | 4.46% |
| Alcoa Corp | 0.02% | 3.35% |
| Hecla Mining Co | 0.01% | 4.62% |
| MP Materials Corp | 0.01% | 4.41% |
| Commercial Metals Co | 0.01% | 3.59% |
| Materion Corp | 0.01% | 4.22% |
| Only in VTI | Only in XME |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 6.37% | McEwen Inc 1.34% |
| 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 dated Jun 30, 2026.
| VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | XME State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Metals & Mining ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Thematic ETF |
| Issuer | Vanguard | State Street |
| What it is | US total market | Miners and metals |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.2% | +32.5% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.3 pts | +15.0 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.35% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 88.3% | 17.3% |
| Holdings | 3531 | 41 |
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%.
XME in plain words
By weight, 17% of XME's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 47% of the fund across 41 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +32.5% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 15.0 pts. It sits 14.4% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VTI or XME?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VTI returned +17.2% and XME returned +32.5%, so XME returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VTI or XME?
- VTI charges 0.03% a year and XME charges 0.35%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VTI and XME overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 88% of VTI and 17% of XME by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
- Are VTI and XME the same kind of fund?
- No. VTI is an index ETF and XME 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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