SPY vs VTI ETF holdings comparison
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) · Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI)
SPY and VTI overlap by 84.5% by portfolio weight. The remaining 15.5 percentage points are not counted as shared holdings weight by this calculation. They share 495 stocks; the largest shared position is Nvidia Corp (NVDA), contributing 6.42% to the overlap.
The holdings dates differ. This can slightly understate overlap for funds tracking similar indexes.
What this means
SPY and VTI share most of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "high holdings overlap" using house ranges of 70% or more, 30% to under 70%, and under 30%. These descriptive ranges are not industry standards or investment guidance. Holdings overlap does not measure correlation, volatility, geographic or factor exposure, fees, or suitability.
Overlap by weight sums the smaller of the two funds' weights for every stock they both hold. It answers "how much of my money is in the same stocks either way?" See methodology.
This comparison covers normalized equity positions represented in the dataset. Cash, derivatives, options, structured notes, and other non-equity assets are not included, so the result is not a complete comparison of every asset or risk in either fund.
Top shared holdings
| Company | Ticker | in SPY | in VTI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nvidia Corp | NVDA | 7.80% | 6.42% |
| Apple Inc | AAPL | 6.88% | 5.94% |
| Microsoft Corp | MSFT | 5.52% | 4.38% |
| Amazon.Com Inc | AMZN | 3.86% | 3.21% |
| Alphabet Inc Cl A | GOOGL | 3.08% | 2.67% |
| Broadcom Inc | AVGO | 2.55% | 2.34% |
| Alphabet Inc Cl C | GOOG | 2.45% | 2.11% |
| Meta Platforms Inc Class A | META | 1.89% | 2.00% |
| Tesla Inc | TSLA | 1.49% | 1.67% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B | BRK.B | 1.40% | 1.37% |
Holdings only in SPY or VTI
SPY has 8 fund-only positions representing approximately 1.4 percentage points of reported exposure; VTI has 2667 fund-only positions representing approximately 12.8 percentage points of reported exposure. These are positions whose normalized security identifiers appear in one issuer file but not the other.
Largest positions only in SPY
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Exxonmobil Holdings Corp | XOM | 1.01% |
| Honeywell International Inc | HON | 0.10% |
| Nxp Semiconductors Nv | NXPI | 0.09% |
| Honeywell Aerospace Inc | HONA | 0.08% |
| Carnival Corp Ltd | CCL | 0.05% |
| Amcor Plc | AMCR | 0.03% |
| Dupont De Nemours Inc | DD | 0.03% |
| Fedex Freight Holding Co | FDXF | 0.02% |
Largest positions only in VTI
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Exxon Mobil Corp | XOM | 1.13% |
| Honeywell International Inc | HON | 0.23% |
| Cloudflare Inc | NET | 0.10% |
| Cheniere Energy Inc | LNG | 0.09% |
| Electronic Arts Inc | EA | 0.08% |
| Snowflake Inc | SNOW | 0.08% |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc | ALNY | 0.07% |
| Waste Connections Inc | WCN | 0.07% |
| Strategy Inc | MSTR | 0.06% |
| Rocket Lab Corp | RKLB | 0.06% |
FAQ
How much do SPY and VTI overlap?
SPY and VTI have 84.5% overlap by weight, sharing 495 equity positions (out of 503 in SPY and 3162 in VTI). The official holdings files used are dated 2026-08-25 for SPY and 2026-03-31 for VTI.
What does 84.5% overlap mean?
SPY and VTI share most of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "high holdings overlap" using house ranges of 70% or more, 30% to under 70%, and under 30%. These descriptive ranges are not industry standards or investment guidance. Holdings overlap does not measure correlation, volatility, geographic or factor exposure, fees, or suitability.
Which stocks do SPY and VTI both hold?
The largest shared positions are Nvidia Corp, Apple Inc, Microsoft Corp, Amazon.Com Inc, Alphabet Inc Cl A. The top shared holdings with weights in each fund are shown on this page.
What holdings are different between SPY and VTI?
SPY has 8 positions not found in VTI, while VTI has 2667 positions not found in SPY. The largest fund-only positions and their weights are shown on this page.