Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VTI vs XLG: how they differ
VTI and XLG hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VTI returned more over the year.
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund and Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VTI and XLG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in VTI | Only in XLG |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 6.37% | NVIDIA Corp 12.79% |
| Apple Inc 5.88% | Apple Inc 11.58% |
| Microsoft Corp 3.84% | Microsoft Corp 8.83% |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.19% | Amazon.com Inc 5.95% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.90% | Alphabet Inc 4.71% |
| Broadcom Inc 2.48% | Broadcom Inc 4.12% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.29% | Alphabet Inc 3.77% |
| Micron Technology Inc 1.80% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.42% |
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.
| VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | XLG Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Invesco |
| What it is | US total market | S&P 500 top 50 |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.2% | +12.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.3 pts | −5.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.20% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 88.3% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 3531 | 52 |
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%.
XLG in plain words
XLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 top 50. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% 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 52 positions, with the top ten at 60.3%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VTI or XLG?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VTI returned +17.2% and XLG returned +12.2%, so VTI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VTI or XLG?
- VTI charges 0.03% a year and XLG charges 0.20%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VTI and XLG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 88% of VTI and 100% of XLG 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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