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ITOT vs RECS: Differences, Returns & Fees

ITOT and RECS hold 35% 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 $5.8bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Columbia Research Enhanced Core ETF.

ITOT costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.0 points; ITOT is 16.2 times larger.

ITOT vs RECS: Differences, Returns & Fees
ITOTRECS
Expense ratio0.03%0.15%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$94.3bn$5.8bn
Total return, 1 year+16.8%+14.8%
What it tracksS&P Total U.S. Stock MarketBeta Advantage Research Enhanced U.S. Equity Index
Holdings in common35%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund34.8%40.4%

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

+16.8%
ITOT total return, 1 year
+14.8%
RECS total return, 1 year
0.03%
ITOT expense ratio
0.15%
RECS expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ITOT and RECS hold 35% 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 Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

half

35% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding ITOT RECS
NVIDIA 7.35% 11.41%
APPLE 6.51% 11.50%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.10% 4.17%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.54% 1.99%
ABBVIE 0.65% 0.64%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES CLASS A 0.64% 0.71%
MASTERCARD CLASS A 0.63% 2.46%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 0.62% 1.12%
CHEVRON 0.55% 1.52%
LAM RESEARCH 0.53% 0.74%
BANK OF AMERICA 0.47% 2.09%
PALO ALTO NETWORKS 0.45% 0.64%
Only in ITOT
MICROSOFT 5.26%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.41%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.73%
BROADCOM INC 2.28%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.19%
TESLA INC 1.43%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.31%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.27%
Only in RECS
State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF 1.85%
Vanguard Communication Services ETF 1.79%
TJX Cos Inc/The 1.60%
Applied Materials Inc 0.78%
Illinois Tool Works Inc 0.61%
Equinix Inc 0.52%
Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc 0.48%
American Tower Corp 0.43%

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On the same fields

ITOT
iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF
RECS
Columbia Research Enhanced Core ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Columbia
What it is Tracks the S&P Total U.S. Stock Market Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +16.8% +14.8%
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.15%
Already in the S&P 500 88.1% 86.1%
Holdings 2459 356
Net assets, ITOT as of Oct 9, 2026 and RECS as of Jul 31, 2026 $98.1bn $5.8bn

ITOT and RECS 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 RECS

RECS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 356 positions, with the top ten at 40.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ITOT or RECS?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ITOT returned +16.8% and RECS +14.8%.
Which is cheaper, ITOT or RECS?
ITOT is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ITOT and RECS overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 88% of ITOT and 86% of RECS 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 ↗RECS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗RECS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Columbia 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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