Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VTI vs XT
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund and iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VTI and XT hold 33% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VTI | XT |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 6.37% | 4.02% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.84% | 3.62% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 3.19% | 3.18% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.90% | 2.84% |
| Broadcom Inc | 2.48% | 2.23% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 1.71% | 1.67% |
| Tesla Inc | 1.64% | 3.52% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 1.41% | 3.41% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.85% | 2.67% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 1.80% | 0.77% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 1.31% | 0.71% |
| AbbVie Inc | 0.62% | 1.79% |
| Only in VTI | Only in XT |
|---|---|
| Apple Inc 5.88% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 2.36% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.29% | Infineon Technologies AG 1.87% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.25% | Iberdrola, S.A. 1.53% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.12% | ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.50% |
| Applied Materials Inc 0.80% | Roche Holding AG 1.48% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp 0.79% | NXP Semiconductors N.V. 1.44% |
| Intel Corp 0.78% | Novartis AG 1.40% |
| Visa Inc 0.77% | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 1.32% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
| VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | XT iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core fund | Themes desk |
| Issuer | Vanguard | iShares |
| What it is | US total market | Broad innovation and megatrends |
| Total return, 1 year | +20.0% | +31.3% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +20.0% | +20.0% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +0.0 pts | +11.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.46% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 88.3% | 65.9% |
| Holdings | 3531 | 218 |
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%.
XT in plain words
By weight, 66% of XT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 67%. The top ten holdings are 35% of the fund across 218 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +31.3% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 11.3 pts.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VTI or XT?
- In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VTI returned +20.0% and XT returned +31.3%, so XT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VTI or XT?
- VTI charges 0.03% a year and XT charges 0.46%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VTI and XT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 88% of VTI and 66% of XT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 33% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
- Are VTI and XT the same kind of fund?
- No. VTI is an index ETF and XT 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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