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ITOT vs VOO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ITOT returned +13.4% to VOO's +13.7%; 89% 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 $1.0tn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard S&P 500 ETF.

At a glance
+13.4%
ITOT total return, 1 year
+13.7%
VOO total return, 1 year
0.03%
ITOT expense ratio
0.03%
VOO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points; VOO is 10.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ITOT vs VOO: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureITOTVOO
Return
Total return, 1 year+13.4%+13.7%
Benchmark
What it tracksS&P Total Market Index (TMI)S&P 500 Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.03%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$95.9bn$1.0tn
Holdings
Holdings in common89%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund33.9%39.1%

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

Risk and return

Sep 17, 2010 to Oct 23, 2026 · 840 weekly returns
ITOT VOO
Return
Total return edge VOO (slight) +752.8% +804.0%
Annualized edge VOO (slight) +14.2% +14.6%
Price return edge VOO (slight) +546.9% +575.9%
Risk
Volatility edge VOO (slight) 16.3% 15.9%
Max drawdown edge VOO (slight) −33.2% −31.8%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge VOO (slight) 0.80 0.84
Sortino edge VOO (slight) 1.16 1.22
Calmar edge VOO (slight) 0.43 0.46
Reading

VOO returned slightly more: +804.0% to +752.8%. VOO swung slightly less: 15.9% to 16.3%. VOO fell slightly less at its worst: −31.8% to −33.2%.

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Risk and return: ITOT vs VOO: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureITOTVOOEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+752.8%+804.0%VOO (slight)Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+14.2%+14.6%VOO (slight)Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return+546.9%+575.9%VOO (slight)Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility16.3%15.9%VOO (slight)Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation11.2%10.9%VOO (slight)Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−33.2%−31.8%VOO (slight)Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.800.84VOO (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.161.22VOO (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.430.46VOO (slight)Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 840 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

89%

By the books each fund has filed, ITOT and VOO hold 89% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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89% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ITOT VOO
NVIDIA 7.06% 8.40%
APPLE 6.78% 7.39%
MICROSOFT 5.28% 5.79%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.32% 3.72%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.52% 3.07%
BROADCOM INC 2.18% 2.54%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.02% 2.46%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.83% 2.43%
TESLA INC 1.54% 1.52%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.40% 1.83%
ELI LILLY 1.37% 1.41%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.36% 1.41%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in ITOT
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 0.27%
SNOWFLAKE 0.16%
CLOUDFLARE CLASS A 0.14%
CHENIERE ENERGY 0.08%
NATERA 0.08%
STRATEGY INC CLASS A 0.07%
ASTERA LABS 0.06%
VYLOR 0.06%
Only in VOO
Warner Bros Discovery Inc 0.12%
MKTLIQ 0.05%
Ingersoll Rand Inc 0.04%
ABIOMED INC-CVR 0.00%
HOLOGIC INC - CVR (APRIL 2026) 0.00%
SLBBH1142 0.00%
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Side by side

ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks the S&P Total U.S. Stock Market Tracks the S&P 500
Total return, 1 year +13.4% +13.7%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.7% (IVV)
Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs IVV
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%
Already in the S&P 500 88.1% 99.7%
Holdings 2443 507
Net assets, ITOT as of Oct 27, 2026 and VOO as of Sep 30, 2026 $97.1bn $1.0tn

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

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ITOT and VOO are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. What each follows. ITOT follows S&P Total Market Index (TMI) and VOO follows S&P 500 Index.
  2. Number of holdings. ITOT holds 2,443 positions and VOO holds 507.
  3. Size. ITOT has $95.9bn in net assets and VOO $1.0tn (net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026); VOO is 10.4 times larger.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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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%.

VOO

VOO tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 507 positions, with the top ten at 39.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ITOT or VOO?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ITOT returned +13.4% and VOO +13.7%.
Which is cheaper, ITOT or VOO?
Neither: ITOT and VOO both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ITOT and VOO overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 88% of ITOT and 100% of VOO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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