TSPA vs VV: Differences, Returns & Fees
TSPA and VV hold 77% of their weight in the same names. Net assets: $4.7bn on Oct 9, 2026 for T. Rowe Price U.S. Equity Research ETF, and $54.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Morningstar Large-Cap ETF.
VV costs 0.31 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points; VV is 18.2 times larger.
| TSPA | VV | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.34% | 0.03% |
| Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 | $4.1bn | $73.8bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.4% | +17.1% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | CRSP US Large Cap Index |
| Holdings in common | 77% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 36.3% | 38.2% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, TSPA and VV hold 77% 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
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77% in common
On the same fields
TSPA and VV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About TSPA
TSPA is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.34% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 328 positions, with the top ten at 36.3%.
About VV
VV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 434 positions, with the top ten at 38.2%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, TSPA or VV?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TSPA returned +17.4% and VV +17.1%.
- Which is cheaper, TSPA or VV?
- VV is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 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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