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ITOT vs IVV

iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

ITOTANYSE Arca

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

IVVANYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

Same figure. Both funds show the same value, so neither comes out ahead.

ITOT0.03%IVV0.03%

Avg volume · 30D

IVV 4.0×the volume

ITOT1.5MIVV6.02M

10Y return · a year

IVV +0.6pt

ITOT+15.0%IVV+15.6%

ITOT vs IVV Performance

Nov 3, 2021 – Nov 3, 2026

+65.4%ITOT+74.1%IVV

Nov 3, 2021 to Nov 3, 2026. ITOT +65.4%. IVV +74.1%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−20%0%20%40%Nov 2021May 2024Nov 2026
Expense ratio
ITOT 0.03%
IVV 0.03%
Fund size
ITOT $95.1B
IVV $867B
1Y total return
ITOT +11.6%
IVV +11.7%, better
Yield (12M)
ITOT 1.02%
IVV 1.11%, better
Holdings
ITOT 2431
IVV 507
Avg volume (30D)
ITOT 1.5M sh
IVV 6.02M sh, better
NAV per share
ITOT $164.10
IVV $755.11
52W range

ETF.net Grade

ITOT: Cost 75, Risk 50, Mission 100, Tradability 83, Holdings 74, Durability 80. IVV: Cost 84, Risk 51, Mission 100, Tradability 80, Holdings 57, Durability 86.
Pillar letters and Scores for ITOT, IVV, with each pillar’s weight
PillarITOTIVV
Cost30% weightA75A84
Mission25% weightA100A100
Risk15% weightC50C51
Tradability15% weightA83A80
Holdings10% weightA74B57
Durability5% weightA80A86

Where each fund ranks

Different Categories. Each fund is graded against different funds, so their Grades do not compare head to head.

Different Categories. Their Grades do not compare head to head.

Total US Market⁠

Category · 10 funds
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ITOT ranks 1st of 10 funds in the Total US Market Category.

  1. Rank 1AITOTiShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETFScore 78
  2. Rank 2ASCHBSchwab U.S. Broad Market ETFScore 76

S&P 500⁠

Category · 14 funds
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IVV ranks 2nd of 14 funds in the S&P 500 Category.

  1. Rank 1ASPYMState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETFScore 82
  2. Rank 2AIVViShares Core S&P 500 ETFScore 79
  3. Rank 3AVOOVanguard S&P 500 ETFScore 74

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

ITOTAiShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

IVVAiShares Core S&P 500 ETF

In short

ITOT The S&P family's answer to total-market indexing: large, mid and small U.S. stocks in one 0.03% wrapper, running since 2004. Same fee as the Vanguard and Schwab giants, a different index rulebook.

IVV The 2000-vintage iShares take on the S&P 500, now a $100B-plus cornerstone holding: roughly 500 large US companies, 0.03% a year, and tracking that stays tight to the index.

Stated mandate

ITOT The fund seeks to track the performance of the S&P Composite 1500, representing U.S. stocks across market capitalizations.

IVV The fund seeks to track the investment results of an index made up of large-capitalization U.S. equities.

Why people hold it

  • ITOT 0.03% a year, matching the category's biggest names (VTI, SCHB) and sitting below what the typical fund in this group charges.
  • One index, no tilts: U.S. stocks across market caps in cap-weight order. The mandate it prints is the mandate it runs.
  • Trading since 2004 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund with active daily volume, so spreads are rarely the story.
  • Plain 1940 Act fund structure, cash paid out quarterly.
  • IVV Costs 0.03% a year, a fraction of the typical fee among S&P 500 trackers, and undercuts the category's founding fund (SPY, 0.09%) on the same index.
  • Tracking is the whole job, and it does it about as tightly as this peer group gets: roughly 500 large US companies, no manager discretion bolted on.
  • A $100B-plus fund that trades heavily all session, which is what keeps bid-ask spreads thin for retail-sized orders and institutional blocks alike.
  • Running since 2000 as a registered open-end fund, with quarterly distributions and one of the longest live records in the S&P 500 aisle.ishares.com

Worth knowing

  • ITOT Cap weighting puts the megacaps in the driver's seat; the long tail of smaller names is a thin slice of the basket.
  • SPTM tracks the same declared index at the same 0.03% fee, so the pick comes down to platform, spreads and existing tax lots.
  • All-equity and all-U.S. by design: no bonds, no foreign stocks in the wrapper.
  • IVV Pure US large cap. No mid caps, no small caps, nothing overseas, so it works as one slab of a portfolio rather than the whole thing.
  • It rides the index in both directions: when the S&P 500 has an ugly year, this has the same ugly year, minus the fee.
  • A near-identical rival shaves a basis point (SPYM at 0.02%). On $10,000 that gap is about a dollar a year, so structure and trading habits matter more.

Full ITOT profile⁠

Full IVV profile⁠

ITOT vs IVV Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

ITOT vs IVV Cost

Same expense ratio

$638

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • ITOT 0.03%

    $638

  • IVV 0.03%

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • ITOT 0.03%
  • IVV 0.03%
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$200$400$600$800051015202530ITOT $638IVV $638

Year by year

YearITOTIVV
10$55$55
20$216$216
30$638$638

Expense ratio

  • 0.03%ITOT
  • 0.03%IVV

Different Categories. Each fund is graded against different funds, so their Grades do not compare head to head.Different Categories, so each fee sits in its own Category’s range.

ITOT among 10 Total US Market funds

  • Middle half of Total US Market funds
  • Median 0.04%

ITOT 2nd cheapest of 10 funds

IVV among 14 S&P 500 funds

  • Middle half of S&P 500 funds
  • Median 0.09%

IVV 2nd cheapest of 14 funds

ITOT vs IVV Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 3, 2026
Yield (12M)
ITOT 1.02%
IVV 1.11%, better
Payout (12M)
ITOT $1.69
IVV $8.40
Last payment
ITOT $0.45
IVV $2.20
Ex-dividend
ITOT Sep 15, 2026
IVV Sep 15, 2026
Paid on
ITOT Sep 18, 2026
IVV Sep 18, 2026
Frequency
ITOT Quarterly
IVV Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

ITOTQuarterly · 40 paymentsAll ITOT payments⁠
One bar per payment. 40 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 24, 2017 $0.22; Jun 27, 2017 $0.24; Sep 26, 2017 $0.27; Dec 19, 2017 $0.30; Mar 22, 2018 $0.25; Jun 26, 2018 $0.26; Sep 26, 2018 $0.30; Dec 17, 2018 $0.35; Dec 28, 2018 $0.06; Mar 20, 2019 $0.24; Jun 17, 2019 $0.36; Sep 24, 2019 $0.32; Dec 16, 2019 $0.45; Mar 25, 2020 $0.27; Jun 15, 2020 $0.28; Sep 23, 2020 $0.33; Dec 14, 2020 $0.34; Mar 25, 2021 $0.30; Jun 10, 2021 $0.24; Sep 24, 2021 $0.37; Dec 13, 2021 $0.37; Mar 24, 2022 $0.32; Jun 9, 2022 $0.27; Sep 26, 2022 $0.41; Dec 13, 2022 $0.41; Mar 23, 2023 $0.35; Jun 7, 2023 $0.28; Sep 26, 2023 $0.44; Dec 20, 2023 $0.47; Mar 21, 2024 $0.31; Jun 11, 2024 $0.34; Sep 25, 2024 $0.47; Dec 17, 2024 $0.47; Mar 18, 2025 $0.36; Jun 16, 2025 $0.39; Sep 16, 2025 $0.41; Dec 16, 2025 $0.49; Mar 17, 2026 $0.33; Jun 15, 2026 $0.42; Sep 15, 2026 $0.45. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.502017202020232026YTD
IVVQuarterly · 40 paymentsAll IVV payments⁠
One bar per payment. 40 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 24, 2017 $1.03; Jun 27, 2017 $1.12; Sep 26, 2017 $1.28; Dec 19, 2017 $1.27; Mar 22, 2018 $1.23; Jun 26, 2018 $1.28; Sep 26, 2018 $1.28; Dec 17, 2018 $1.44; Dec 28, 2018 $0.32; Mar 20, 2019 $1.13; Jun 17, 2019 $1.78; Sep 24, 2019 $1.48; Dec 16, 2019 $2.04; Mar 25, 2020 $1.53; Jun 15, 2020 $1.26; Sep 23, 2020 $1.51; Dec 14, 2020 $1.61; Mar 25, 2021 $1.31; Jun 10, 2021 $1.22; Sep 24, 2021 $1.69; Dec 13, 2021 $1.50; Mar 24, 2022 $1.48; Jun 9, 2022 $1.28; Sep 26, 2022 $1.91; Dec 13, 2022 $1.72; Mar 23, 2023 $1.65; Jun 7, 2023 $1.34; Sep 26, 2023 $1.99; Dec 20, 2023 $1.93; Mar 21, 2024 $1.67; Jun 11, 2024 $1.61; Sep 25, 2024 $2.23; Dec 17, 2024 $2.13; Mar 18, 2025 $1.76; Jun 16, 2025 $1.87; Sep 16, 2025 $1.99; Dec 16, 2025 $2.41; Mar 17, 2026 $1.78; Jun 15, 2026 $2.00; Sep 15, 2026 $2.20. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.502017202020232026YTD

ITOT vs IVV Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

  • ITOT
  • IVV
Nov 3, 2021 to Nov 3, 2026. Worst fall: ITOT −25.4% · Oct 2022. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−25%−20%−15%−10%−5%0%Nov 2021May 2024Nov 2026

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
ITOT 12.7%IVV 12.3%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
ITOT 1.36IVV 1.42, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
ITOT −25.4%IVV −24.5%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
ITOT 1.02IVV 1.00

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