TILT vs VIG: Differences, Returns & Fees

TILT and VIG hold 34% of their weight in the same names, and TILT returned +17.3% over the year. Net assets: $2.2bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Northern Trust Morningstar US Market Factor Tilt ETF, and $109.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF.

VIG costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.3 points; VIG is far larger, $130.9bn against $2.2bn.

TILT vs VIG: Differences, Returns & Fees
TILTVIG
Expense ratio0.25%0.04%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$2.2bn$130.9bn
Total return, 1 year+17.3%+12.0%
What it tracksMorningstar US Market Factor Tilt IndexS&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index
Holdings in common34%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund25.6%33.5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

+17.3%
TILT total return, 1 year
+12.0%
VIG total return, 1 year
0.25%
TILT expense ratio
0.04%
VIG expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, TILT and VIG hold 34% 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 Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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34% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding TILT VIG
Apple, Inc. 4.67% 4.50%
Microsoft Corp. 3.56% 4.67%
Broadcom, Inc. 1.87% 4.34%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.22% 4.07%
Eli Lilly & Co. 0.95% 3.90%
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. 0.82% 2.84%
Johnson & Johnson 0.78% 2.73%
Visa, Inc. 0.63% 2.50%
Cisco Systems, Inc. 0.58% 1.86%
AbbVie, Inc. 0.56% 1.93%
Bank of America Corp. 0.52% 1.72%
Walmart, Inc. 0.50% 1.96%
Only in TILT
NVIDIA Corp. 4.86%
Amazon.com, Inc. 2.75%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.14%
Alphabet, Inc. 1.73%
Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.56%
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 1.21%
Micron Technology, Inc. 1.18%
Tesla, Inc. 0.90%
Only in VIG
MKTLIQ 0.29%
Honeywell Aerospace Inc 0.21%
Cboe Global Markets Inc 0.13%
RB Global Inc 0.07%
Solstice Advanced Materials Inc 0.04%
Amdocs Ltd 0.03%
Mobility Global Inc 0.03%
Bank First Corp 0.01%

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On the same fields

TILT
Northern Trust Morningstar US Market Factor Tilt ETF
VIG
Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of Dividend growth
Total return, 1 year +17.3% +12.0%
Expense ratio 0.25% 0.04%
Already in the S&P 500 72.7% 92.6%
Holdings 1923 335
Net assets, TILT as of Jul 31, 2026 and VIG as of Sep 30, 2026 $2.2bn $109.1bn

TILT and VIG on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About TILT

TILT tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 73% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,923 positions, with the top ten at 25.6%.

About VIG

VIG tracks an index of Dividend growth. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 335 positions, with the top ten at 33.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, TILT or VIG?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TILT returned +17.3% and VIG +12.0%.
Which is cheaper, TILT or VIG?
VIG is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do TILT and VIG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 73% of TILT and 93% of VIG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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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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