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ITOT vs MSLC: Differences, Returns & Fees

ITOT and MSLC hold 73% of their weight in the same names, and ITOT returned +16.8% over the year. Net assets: $98.1bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF, and $4.0bn on May 31, 2026 for Morgan Stanley Pathway Large Cap Equity ETF.

ITOT costs 0.36 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.5 points; ITOT is far larger, $65.1bn against $2.8bn.

ITOT vs MSLC: Differences, Returns & Fees
ITOTMSLC
Expense ratio0.03%0.39%
Net assets, as of Feb 28, 2025$65.1bn$2.8bn
Total return, 1 year+16.8%+14.3%
What it tracksS&P Total U.S. Stock MarketNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common73%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund34.8%34.8%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+16.8%
ITOT total return, 1 year
+14.3%
MSLC total return, 1 year
0.03%
ITOT expense ratio
0.39%
MSLC expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ITOT and MSLC hold 73% 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 May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

half

73% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding ITOT MSLC
NVIDIA 7.35% 6.61%
MICROSOFT 5.26% 4.98%
APPLE 6.51% 4.87%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.41% 4.46%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.73% 3.45%
BROADCOM INC 2.28% 2.87%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.19% 2.14%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.10% 2.33%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.54% 1.76%
TESLA INC 1.43% 1.32%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.17% 1.37%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.27% 1.10%
Only in ITOT
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 0.92%
APPLIED MATERIAL INC 0.53%
GE AEROSPACE 0.42%
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 0.42%
TEXAS INSTRUMENT INC 0.34%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 0.30%
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES 0.28%
CHARLES SCHWAB 0.21%
Only in MSLC
EXXON MOBIL CORP 0.95%
BROOKFIELD CORP 0.66%
INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 0.45%
GENERAL ELECTRIC 0.44%
TJX COMPANIES INC 0.41%
SCHWAB (CHARLES) CORP 0.40%
CADENCE DESIGN SYS INC 0.38%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC 0.37%

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On the same fields

ITOT
iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF
MSLC
Morgan Stanley Pathway Large Cap Equity ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares MORGAN STANLEY PATHWAY
What it is Tracks the S&P Total U.S. Stock Market Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +16.8% +14.3%
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.39%
Already in the S&P 500 88.1% 92.3%
Holdings 2459 1007
Net assets, ITOT as of Oct 9, 2026 and MSLC as of May 31, 2026 $98.1bn $4.0bn

ITOT and MSLC on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About ITOT

ITOT tracks the S&P Total U.S. Stock 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 for Oct 9, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,459 positions, with the top ten at 34.8%.

About MSLC

MSLC is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,007 positions, with the top ten at 34.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ITOT or MSLC?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ITOT returned +16.8% and MSLC +14.3%.
Which is cheaper, ITOT or MSLC?
ITOT is cheaper, by 0.36 percentage points a year. That is about $36 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ITOT and MSLC overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 88% of ITOT and 92% of MSLC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
ITOT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ITOT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for ITOT ↗MSLC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗MSLC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗MORGAN STANLEY PATHWAY website ↗

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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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