Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
IYR vs VTI: how they differ
IYR and VTI hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VTI returned more over the year.
iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IYR and VTI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in IYR | Only in VTI |
|---|---|
| WELLTOWER 11.49% | NVIDIA Corp 6.37% |
| PROLOGIS REIT 8.99% | Apple Inc 5.88% |
| DIGITAL REALTY TRUST REIT 4.86% | Microsoft Corp 3.84% |
| EQUINIX REIT 4.57% | Amazon.com Inc 3.19% |
| SIMON PROPERTY GROUP REIT INC 4.46% | Alphabet Inc 2.90% |
| REALTY INCOME REIT 4.19% | Broadcom Inc 2.48% |
| AMERICAN TOWER REIT 4.16% | Alphabet Inc 2.29% |
| PUBLIC STORAGE REIT 3.73% | Micron Technology Inc 1.80% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.
| IYR iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF | VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Real Estate | US total market |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.7% | +17.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −12.8 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.37% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 80.4% | 88.3% |
| Holdings | 63 | 3531 |
IYR in plain words
IYR is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Real Estate. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 63 positions, with the top ten at 53.4%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
VTI in plain words
VTI is an index equity fund tracking the US total 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 Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3531 positions, with the top ten at 32.1%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, IYR or VTI?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYR returned +4.7% and VTI returned +17.2%, so VTI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, IYR or VTI?
- IYR charges 0.37% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do IYR and VTI overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 80% of IYR and 88% of VTI 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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