ITOT vs SPUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
ITOT and SPUS hold 52% of their weight in the same names, and SPUS returned +21.9% over the year. Net assets: $98.1bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF, and $2.7bn on May 31, 2026 for SP Funds S&P 500 Sharia Industry Exclusions ETF.
ITOT costs 0.42 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.1 points.
| ITOT | SPUS | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.45% |
| Net assets, ITOT as of Oct 9, 2026 and SPUS as of May 31, 2026 | $98.1bn | $2.7bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.8% | +21.9% |
| What it tracks | S&P Total U.S. Stock Market | not read by ETFIQ |
| Holdings in common | 52% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 34.8% | 57.9% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ITOT and SPUS hold 52% 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 8, 2026.
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52% in common
On the same fields
ITOT and SPUS on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ITOT in plain words
ITOT tracks the S&P Total U.S. Stock Market. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,458 positions, with the top ten at 34.8%.
SPUS in plain words
SPUS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +21.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 213 positions, with the top ten at 57.9%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, ITOT or SPUS?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ITOT returned +16.8% and SPUS +21.9%.
- Which is cheaper, ITOT or SPUS?
- ITOT is cheaper, by 0.42 percentage points a year. That is about $42 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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