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ITOT vs VGSH: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ITOT returned +13.4% to VGSH's +1.7%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $97.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF, and $35.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF.

ITOT on its own →VGSH on its own →
At a glance
+13.4%
ITOT total return, 1 year
+1.7%
VGSH total return, 1 year
0.03%
ITOT expense ratio
0.03%
VGSH expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 11.7 points; ITOT is 2.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ITOT vs VGSH: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureITOTVGSH
Return
Total return, 1 year+13.4%+1.7%
Benchmark
What it tracksS&P Total Market Index (TMI)Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.03%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$95.9bn$35.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight88%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund33.9%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, ITOT and VGSH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ITOT VGSH
Only in one fund ↓
Only in ITOT
NVIDIA 7.06%
APPLE 6.78%
MICROSOFT 5.28%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.32%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.52%
BROADCOM INC 2.18%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.02%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.83%
Only in VGSH
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.07%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.43%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.39%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.37%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.35%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.34%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.33%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.33%
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Side by side

ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks the S&P Total U.S. Stock Market Tracks an index of Short-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year +13.4% +1.7%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +1.8% (SCHO)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs SCHO
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%
Holdings 2443 93
Net assets, ITOT as of Oct 27, 2026 and VGSH as of Sep 30, 2026 $97.1bn $35.1bn

ITOT and VGSH on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
ITOT

ITOT tracks the S&P Total U.S. Stock Market. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,443 positions, with the top ten at 33.9%.

VGSH

VGSH tracks an index of Short-Term Treasury. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +1.8% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ITOT or VGSH?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ITOT returned +13.4% and VGSH +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, ITOT or VGSH?
Neither: ITOT and VGSH both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ITOT on its own →VGSH on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →ITOT dividend history →ITOT holdings →VGSH dividend history →VGSH holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
ITOT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
ITOT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for ITOT ↗
VGSH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VGSH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VGSH ↗

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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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