Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
ITOT vs VPL: how they differ
ITOT and VPL hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VPL returned more over the year.
iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF and Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ITOT and VPL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in ITOT | Only in VPL |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA 7.32% | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 6.06% |
| APPLE 6.63% | SK hynix Inc 4.12% |
| MICROSOFT 5.06% | Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.80% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 3.41% | Toyota Motor Corp 1.74% |
| ALPHABET CLASS A 2.70% | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.69% |
| BROADCOM INC 2.37% | BHP Group Ltd 1.66% |
| ALPHABET CLASS C 2.16% | Hitachi Ltd 1.18% |
| META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.96% | Advantest Corp 1.16% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.
| ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF | VPL Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market | Pacific Stock |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.2% | +36.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.3 pts | +19.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 88.3% | 0.1% |
| Holdings | 1167 | 2335 |
ITOT in plain words
ITOT is an index equity fund tracking the Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1167 positions, with the top ten at 34.6%.
VPL in plain words
VPL is an index equity fund tracking the Pacific Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +36.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2335 positions, with the top ten at 21.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, ITOT or VPL?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ITOT returned +17.2% and VPL returned +36.9%, so VPL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, ITOT or VPL?
- ITOT charges 0.03% a year and VPL charges 0.07%, so ITOT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do ITOT and VPL overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 88% of ITOT and 0% of VPL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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