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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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SPHQ vs VTI: how they differ

SPHQ and VTI hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPHQ and VTI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SPHQOnly in VTI
Mastercard Inc 5.78%NVIDIA Corp 6.37%
Visa Inc 5.68%Apple Inc 5.88%
Apple Inc 5.60%Microsoft Corp 3.84%
Lam Research Corp 4.10%Amazon.com Inc 3.19%
Netflix Inc 4.00%Alphabet Inc 2.90%
GE Vernova Inc 3.92%Broadcom Inc 2.48%
Costco Wholesale Corp 3.85%Alphabet Inc 2.29%
General Electric Co 3.62%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.

SPHQ and VTI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SPHQ
Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF
VTI
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerInvescoVanguard
What it isS&P 500 QualityUS total market
Total return, 1 year+17.4%+17.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.1 pts−0.3 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.03%
Already in the S&P 50099.9%88.3%
Holdings1003531

SPHQ in plain words

SPHQ is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Quality. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 100 positions, with the top ten at 43.4%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jun 30, 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, SPHQ or VTI?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPHQ returned +17.4% and VTI returned +17.2%, so SPHQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPHQ or VTI?
SPHQ charges 0.15% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SPHQ and VTI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPHQ 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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