VTI Tops SPTM With 3,598 Holdings as Both ETFs Charge 0.03%
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Updated · The Motley Fool · Jun 8
VTI Tops SPTM With 3,598 Holdings as Both ETFs Charge 0.03%
2 articles · Updated · The Motley Fool · Jun 8
Summary
VTI reaches far deeper into the U.S. market than SPTM, holding 3,598 stocks versus 1,512 and adding micro-cap exposure that SPTM largely excludes.
Returns and costs are nearly identical: VTI gained 28.2% over one year versus 27.9% for SPTM, while both charge a 0.03% expense ratio and yield 1.0%.
Over five years, SPTM slightly led on total growth and drawdown, turning $1,000 into $1,874 versus $1,817 for VTI and posting a 24.1% max drawdown against 25.4%.
Asset size is the biggest practical gap beyond holdings depth, with VTI managing $664.6 billion versus $13.6 billion for SPTM, though both are described as liquid core U.S. market funds.
For long-term investors, the comparison suggests brokerage preference may matter more than performance, because megacap tech dominates both portfolios and narrows the impact of VTI's broader reach.