EPS vs VTI: Differences, Returns & Fees
EPS and VTI hold 72% of their weight in the same names, and EPS returned +19.6% over the year. Net assets: $1.6bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Fund, and $689.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF.
VTI costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.8 points; VTI is far larger, $2.30tn against $1.6bn.
| EPS | VTI | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.08% | 0.03% |
| Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 | $1.6bn | $2.30tn |
| Total return, 1 year | +19.6% | +16.8% |
| What it tracks | WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Index | CRSP US Total Market Index |
| Holdings in common | 72% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 37.6% | 33.5% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, EPS and VTI hold 72% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
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72% in common
On the same fields
EPS and VTI on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About EPS
EPS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +19.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 504 positions, with the top ten at 37.6%.
About VTI
VTI tracks an index of US total market. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3,509 positions, with the top ten at 33.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, EPS or VTI?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EPS returned +19.6% and VTI +16.8%.
- Which is cheaper, EPS or VTI?
- VTI is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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