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.

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.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

VTI vs XT

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Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund and iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF.

VTI and XT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	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.
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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