ITOT vs VTHR: Differences, Returns & Fees
ITOT and VTHR hold 93% of their weight in the same names. Net assets: $98.1bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF, and $4.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF.
ITOT costs 0.03 points a year less; both returned +16.8% over a year; ITOT is 19.6 times larger.
| ITOT | VTHR | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.06% |
| Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 | $95.9bn | $4.9bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.8% | +16.8% |
| What it tracks | S&P Total U.S. Stock Market | Russell 3000 Index |
| Holdings in common | 93% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 34.8% | 33.4% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ITOT and VTHR hold 93% 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 Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
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93% in common
On the same fields
ITOT and VTHR 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 VTHR
VTHR tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.8% with distributions reinvested, against +16.7% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,978 positions, with the top ten at 33.4%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, ITOT or VTHR?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ITOT returned +16.8% and VTHR +16.8%.
- Which is cheaper, ITOT or VTHR?
- ITOT is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 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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