VTHR vs VTI: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF

VTHRBNasdaq

Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF

VTIANYSE Arca

Overlap

98.2%by weight

Expense ratio

VTI −0.03pt a year

VTHR0.06%VTI0.03%

Avg volume · 30D

VTI 109.9×the volume

VTHR29KVTI3.19M

10Y return · a year

VTHR+14.6%VTI+14.6%

VTHR vs VTI Performance

Nov 9, 2021 – Nov 9, 2026

+64.7%VTHR+64.3%VTI

Expense ratio: VTHR 0.06%; VTI 0.03%, better
Fund size: VTHR $4.9B; VTI $689B
1Y total return: VTHR +13.6%; VTI +13.7%, better
Yield (12M): VTHR 1.04%; VTI 1.06%, better
Holdings: VTHR 2994; VTI 3514
Avg volume (30D): VTHR 29K sh; VTI 3.19M sh, better
NAV per share: VTHR $324.38; VTI $361.87
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for VTHR, VTI, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	VTHR	VTI
Cost30% weight	C53	A75Higher
Mission25% weight	A100	A100
Risk15% weight	C48	C48
Tradability15% weight	F23	B59Higher
Holdings10% weight	C54	C54
Durability5% weight	B61	A85Higher

Rank among Total US Market funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. VTHR and VTI are both graded against the same 10 Total US Market funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Total US Market⁠

Category · 10 funds

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VTI ranks 3rd and VTHR 8th of 10 funds in the Total US Market Category.

Rank 1AITOTiShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETFScore 78
Rank 2ASCHBSchwab U.S. Broad Market ETFScore 75
Rank 3ASPTMState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETFScore 73
Rank 3AVTIVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFScore 73
Rank 5BBBUSJPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Equity ETFScore 69
Rank 7BIWViShares Russell 3000 ETFScore 60
Rank 8BVTHRVanguard Russell 3000 ETFScore 59
Rank 9CIYYiShares Dow Jones U.S. ETFScore 53

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

VTHRBVanguard Russell 3000 ETF

VTIAVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF

In short

VTHR Most total-market ETFs track CRSP or S&P benchmarks. VTHR tracks the Russell 3000, the yardstick a lot of institutions actually report against, and charges 0.06% a year to do it.

VTI The whole US stock market in one ticker: roughly 3,600 names, from mega caps down to micro caps, for three basis points. Vanguard has run this portfolio in ETF form since 2001, and it's grown into one of the largest funds anywhere.

Stated mandate

VTHR The fund uses an indexing approach to track the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 98% of the U.S. equity market.

VTI The fund aims to replicate the performance of a benchmark index that covers the entire U.S. stock market.

Why people hold it

VTHR The cheap seat on the Russell 3000: 0.06% a year, against 0.20% for IWV, the other ETF built on the same index.
One line item covers roughly 98% of the investable US equity market, mega caps down through small caps.vanguard.com
Vanguard has run it since 2010 with tracking that stays very tight to the index, so what lands in your account is the benchmark less a thin fee.
Plain vanilla plumbing: an index fund in a standard 1940 Act ETF wrapper, paying distributions quarterly.

VTI Costs 0.03% a year, half the 0.06% typical for its total-market peers.
About 3,600 holdings, so the small and micro caps an S&P 500 fund leaves out are already in the mix.vanguard.com
Tracks its total-market benchmark very closely and trades heavily, and it sits among the strongest implementations in its peer group.
The ETF is a share class of Vanguard's Total Stock Market Index Fund, sharing one portfolio with the mutual fund rather than running a separate copy.sec.gov

Worth knowing

VTHR Vanguard's own VTI covers nearly the same market for 0.03%. The extra basis points here buy you the Russell index specifically.
It trades thinly next to the giants in the total-market aisle, so limit orders and avoiding the open and close matter more.
The Russell 3000 rebuilds its membership on an annual reconstitution schedule, so index changes arrive on a calendar rather than continuously.vanguard.com

VTI Market-cap weighted, so the biggest US companies drive the result and the thousands of small names at the bottom carry little weight.vanguard.com
All US, by design. Nothing outside the country comes with it.
ITOT and SCHB match the 0.03% fee and BBUS runs 0.02%, so rivals deliver similar whole-market exposure for the same or less.

Full VTHR profile⁠

Full VTI profile⁠

VTHR vs VTI Holdings

How VTHR and VTI differ

Overlap by weight

98.2%

Shared holdings make up 99.1% of VTI and 98.9% of VTHR.

Level by level

Holdings2,830 in both98.2%
Sector11 Sectors99.5%
Asset classStocks100%
Countryby domicile100%

Sector

Sector weights in VTHR and VTI, widest gap first
Sector	Gap	VTHR	VTI
Technology	VTI +0.3 points	37.8%	38.1%
Consumer Discretionary	VTHR +0.2 points	8.9%	8.7%
Financials	VTHR +0.2 points	11.7%	11.5%
Industrials	VTI +0.1 points	8.7%	8.8%
Materials	VTHR +0.1 points	1.9%	1.8%
Communication	VTHR +0.1 points	9.3%	9.2%
Health Care	Same weight	10.0%	10.0%
Energy	Same weight	3.6%	3.6%
Real Estate	VTI +0.1 points	2.1%	2.2%
Consumer Staples	Same weight	4.2%	4.2%
Utilities	Same weight	1.9%	1.9%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in VTHR and VTI, widest gap first
Country	More in VTHRMore in VTI	Gap	VTHR	VTI
United States		Same weight	100.0%	100.0%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

VTHR34.7%
VTI34.6%

Securities held

VTHR2,990
VTI3,501

Asset class

VTHR: Stocks
VTI: Stocks

Holdings

Only in VTHR160
In both2,830
Only in VTI671

Only in VTHR

160 securities, 0.8% of VTHR by weight

Spotify Technology SA0.10%
Anglogold Ashanti Plc0.06%
NU Holdings Ltd/Cayman Islands0.06%
SLBBH11420.05%
Restaurant Brands International Inc0.03%
Royalty Pharma PLC0.03%
Amcor PLC0.03%
Southern Copper Corp0.03%
Coupang Inc0.02%
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd0.02%
TRS:PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC USD 2027-Aug-310.02%
GFL Environmental Inc0.02%
IREN Ltd0.02%
Viking Holdings Ltd0.02%
Ascendis Pharma A/S0.02%
Qiagen NV0.01%
XP Inc0.01%
Millicom International Cellular SA0.01%
SSR Mining Inc<0.01%
On Holding AG<0.01%
Amdocs Ltd<0.01%
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc<0.01%
Amer Sports Inc<0.01%
Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc<0.01%
CRISPR Therapeutics AG<0.01%
Garrett Motion Inc<0.01%
Definium Therapeutics Inc<0.01%
Golar LNG Ltd<0.01%
Brookfield Infrastructure Corp<0.01%
Marex Group Ltd<0.01%
LivaNova PLC<0.01%
Jbs NV<0.01%
Brookfield Renewable Corp<0.01%
Scorpio Tankers Inc<0.01%
TRS:GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC USD 2027-Jan-29<0.01%
Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc<0.01%
DHT Holdings Inc<0.01%
Aura Minerals Inc<0.01%
Freedom Holding Corp/NV<0.01%
Constellium SE<0.01%
Almonty Industries Inc<0.01%
Ubiquiti Inc<0.01%
IMAX Corp<0.01%
Webull Corp<0.01%
Teekay Tankers Ltd<0.01%
Hyperliquid Strategies Inc<0.01%
Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd/The<0.01%
OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd<0.01%
StoneCo Ltd<0.01%
Dorian LPG Ltd<0.01%

Only in VTI

671 securities, 0.8% of VTI by weight

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC0.28%
SLCMT11420.21%
TE Connectivity PLC0.08%
Waste Connections Inc0.05%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc0.04%
Snap Inc<0.01%
Erie Indemnity Co<0.01%
Cerebras Systems Inc<0.01%
TRS:PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC USD 2026-Aug-31<0.01%
Pershing Square Inc<0.01%
Venture Global Inc<0.01%
Paramount Skydance Corp<0.01%
Federated Hermes Inc<0.01%
Warner Music Group Corp<0.01%
Brady Corp<0.01%
Netskope Inc<0.01%
Ionic Digital Inc<0.01%
Symbotic Inc<0.01%
Billiontoone Inc<0.01%
EquipmentShare.com Inc<0.01%
Arxis Inc<0.01%
Madison Air Solutions Corp<0.01%
Levi Strauss & Co<0.01%
EZCORP Inc<0.01%
E Morn US TM Idx FDec26<0.01%
TRS:ELEVANCE HEALTH INC USD 2026-Aug-31<0.01%
i-80 Gold Corp<0.01%
Andersen Group Inc<0.01%
Oppenheimer Holdings Inc<0.01%
Quantum Corp<0.01%
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc<0.01%
Obsidian Therapeutics Inc<0.01%
TRS:RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC USD 2026-Aug-31<0.01%
Ethos Technologies Inc<0.01%
Hagerty Inc<0.01%
Faeth Therapeutics Inc<0.01%
Tootsie Roll Industries Inc<0.01%
Bitgo Holdings Inc<0.01%
Angel Studios Inc<0.01%
Array Digital Infrastructure Inc<0.01%
TRS:NETAPP INC USD 2026-Aug-31<0.01%
Trulieve Cannabis Corp<0.01%
Private Bancorp of America Inc<0.01%
Eightco Holdings Inc<0.01%
Avita Medical Inc<0.01%
CompX International Inc<0.01%
Terrestrial Energy Inc<0.01%
GoodRx Holdings Inc<0.01%
Cypherpunk Technologies Inc<0.01%
NN Inc<0.01%

Weight gaps

The 100 widest of 2,830 Holdings in both funds.

Holding weights in VTHR and VTI, widest gap first
Holding	Gap	VTHR	VTI
NVIDIA CorpNVDA	VTHR +0.12 points	7.25%	7.13%
Eli Lilly & CoLLY	VTI +0.08 points	1.26%	1.34%
Apple IncAAPL	VTI +0.07 points	6.56%	6.63%
Cisco Systems IncCSCO	VTHR +0.06 points	0.58%	0.52%
Broadcom IncAVGO	VTI +0.06 points	2.22%	2.28%
Berkshire Hathaway IncBRK.B	VTHR +0.05 points	1.26%	1.21%
Tesla IncTSLA	VTHR +0.05 points	1.41%	1.36%
AppLovin CorpAPP	VTI +0.01 points	0.10%	0.11%
Lockheed Martin CorpLMT	VTI +0.02 points	0.14%	0.16%
Blackrock IncBLK	VTHR +0.02 points	0.22%	0.20%
Mastercard IncMA	VTHR +0.02 points	0.61%	0.59%
Lumentum Holdings IncLITE	VTI +0.02 points	0.10%	0.12%
PayPal Holdings IncPYPL	VTI +0.01 points	0.04%	0.05%
Alphabet IncGOOG	VTHR +0.01 points	2.19%	2.18%
Alphabet IncGOOGL	VTI +0.02 points	2.74%	2.76%
Morgan StanleyMS	VTI +0.01 points	0.29%	0.30%
Rocket Cos IncRKT	VTI +0.01 points	0.02%	0.03%
T-Mobile US IncTMUS	VTHR +0.01 points	0.11%	0.10%
Bank of America CorpBAC	VTI +0.01 points	0.48%	0.49%
Intel CorpINTC	VTHR +0.01 points	0.75%	0.74%
Crowdstrike Holdings IncCRWD	VTHR +0.01 points	0.36%	0.35%
TRS:GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC USD 2027-Aug-31	VTI +0.01 points	0.02%	0.03%
Meta Platforms IncMETA	VTI +0.01 points	2.17%	2.18%
CoreWeave IncCRWV	VTI +0.01 points	0.04%	0.05%
Deere & CoDE	Same weight	0.23%	0.23%
Palantir Technologies IncPLTR	VTHR +0.01 points	0.57%	0.56%
Arista Networks IncANET	VTI +0.01 points	0.29%	0.30%
Waste Management IncWM	VTI +0.01 points	0.10%	0.11%
American Express CoAXP	VTHR +0.01 points	0.22%	0.21%
Boeing Co/TheBA	VTI +0.01 points	0.19%	0.20%
Nasdaq IncNDAQ	Same weight	0.06%	0.06%
ExxonMobil Holdings CorpXOM	VTI +0.01 points	0.91%	0.92%
HEICO CorpHEI.A	VTI +0.01 points	0.02%	0.03%
HEICO CorpHEI	VTHR +0.01 points	0.02%	0.01%
Chevron CorpCVX	Same weight	0.52%	0.52%
Marathon Petroleum CorpMPC	VTHR +0.01 points	0.16%	0.15%
Amazon.com IncAMZN	VTI +0.01 points	3.29%	3.30%
Advanced Micro Devices IncAMD	Same weight	1.36%	1.36%
Caterpillar IncCAT	VTI +0.01 points	0.50%	0.51%
Sherwin-Williams Co/TheSHW	VTI +0.01 points	0.10%	0.11%
AT&T IncT	VTI +0.01 points	0.22%	0.23%
Dell Technologies IncDELL	VTHR +0.01 points	0.22%	0.21%
Visa IncV	Same weight	0.83%	0.83%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise CoHPE	VTHR +0.01 points	0.12%	0.11%
Northrop Grumman CorpNOC	Same weight	0.09%	0.09%
Medline IncMDLN	VTI +0.01 points	0.02%	0.03%
Illinois Tool Works IncITW	VTHR +0.01 points	0.10%	0.09%
Constellation Energy CorpCEG	VTI +0.01 points	0.11%	0.12%
Micron Technology IncMU	VTI +0.01 points	1.63%	1.64%
Palo Alto Networks IncPANW	Same weight	0.44%	0.44%
Brown-Forman CorpBF.B	VTI +0.01 points	<0.01%	<0.01%
Booking Holdings IncBKNG	Same weight	0.17%	0.17%
Zoetis IncZTS	Same weight	0.04%	0.04%
JPMorgan Chase & CoJPM	Same weight	1.20%	1.20%
S&P Global IncSPGI	VTHR +0.01 points	0.16%	0.15%
Space Exploration Technologies CorpSPCX	VTHR +0.01 points	0.13%	0.12%
Microsoft CorpMSFT	Same weight	5.19%	5.19%
Fortinet IncFTNT	Same weight	0.15%	0.15%
Marriott International Inc/MDMAR	VTHR +0.01 points	0.11%	0.10%
Capital One Financial CorpCOF	Same weight	0.16%	0.16%
KeyCorpKEY	VTI +0.01 points	0.02%	0.03%
Salesforce IncCRM	VTHR +0.01 points	0.25%	0.24%
Halliburton CoHAL	VTHR +0.01 points	0.04%	0.03%
Rocket Lab CorpRKLB	VTI +0.01 points	0.05%	0.06%
MSCI IncMSCI	Same weight	0.05%	0.05%
Global Payments IncGPN	Same weight	0.03%	0.03%
DoorDash IncDASH	VTI +0.01 points	0.09%	0.10%
Robinhood Markets IncHOOD	Same weight	0.12%	0.12%
Coherent CorpCOHR	VTI +0.01 points	0.07%	0.08%
TRS:CITIGROUP INC USD 2027-Aug-31	VTI +0.01 points	<0.01%	<0.01%
Revolution Medicines IncRVMD	VTI +0.01 points	0.05%	0.06%
Fiserv IncFISV	Same weight	0.03%	0.03%
Life360 IncLIF	Same weight	<0.01%	<0.01%
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies CorpWAB	VTHR +0.01 points	0.07%	0.06%
James Hardie Industries PLCJHX	Same weight	<0.01%	0.01%
Synopsys IncSNPS	Same weight	0.11%	0.11%
GE Vernova IncGEV	Same weight	0.35%	0.35%
Invesco LtdIVZ	Same weight	0.01%	0.02%
Lennar CorpLEN	Same weight	0.02%	0.02%
Bunge Global SABG	Same weight	0.02%	0.02%
Corning IncGLW	VTHR +0.01 points	0.17%	0.16%
Circle Internet Group IncCRCL	Same weight	0.02%	0.02%
Oracle CorpORCL	Same weight	0.32%	0.32%
HCA Healthcare IncHCA	Same weight	0.08%	0.08%
SiTime CorpSITM	Same weight	0.02%	0.02%
Texas Pacific Land CorpTPL	Same weight	0.03%	0.03%
ConocoPhillipsCOP	Same weight	0.21%	0.20%
American Healthcare REIT IncAHR	VTI +0.01 points	0.01%	0.02%
Simon Property Group IncSPG	VTHR +0.01 points	0.09%	0.08%
Karman Holdings IncKRMN	VTI +0.01 points	<0.01%	<0.01%
Citigroup IncC	Same weight	0.29%	0.29%
Coeur Mining IncCDE	Same weight	0.02%	0.02%
Sandisk CorpSNDK	VTI +0.01 points	0.34%	0.35%
Strategy IncMSTR	VTI +0.01 points	0.07%	0.08%
General Electric CoGE	Same weight	0.44%	0.44%
Snowflake IncSNOW	VTHR +0.01 points	0.15%	0.15%
Columbia Financial IncCLBK	Same weight	<0.01%	<0.01%
Rivian Automotive IncRIVN	Same weight	0.02%	0.02%
Fedex Freight Holding Co IncFDXF	Same weight	0.02%	0.02%
Datadog IncDDOG	VTI +0.01 points	0.12%	0.13%

All 2,984 VTHR holdings⁠All 3,519 VTI 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.

VTHR vs VTI Cost

Overpaying VTHR vs VTI

$632

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

VTHR 0.06%
$1,270
VTI 0.03%
$638

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

VTHR 0.06%
VTI 0.03%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	VTHR	VTI	Overpaying
10	$110	$55	$55
20	$432	$216	$216
30	$1,270	$638	$632

Expense ratio

0.06%VTHR
0.03%VTI, cheaper

VTI0.03%VTHR0.06%

0.02%0.25%

Middle half of Total US Market funds
Median 0.04%

VTI 2nd cheapest of 10 funds

VTHR 6th cheapest of 10 funds

VTHR vs VTI Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 9, 2026

Yield (12M): VTHR 1.04%; VTI 1.06%, better
Payout (12M): VTHR $3.47; VTI $3.95
Last payment: VTHR $0.88; VTI $0.96
Ex-dividend: VTHR Sep 23, 2026; VTI Sep 28, 2026
Paid on: VTHR Sep 25, 2026; VTI Sep 30, 2026
Frequency: VTHR Quarterly; VTI Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

VTHRQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll VTHR payments⁠

VTIQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll VTI payments⁠

VTHR vs VTI Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

VTHR
VTI

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: VTHR 12.6%, betterVTI 12.7%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: VTHR 1.37VTI 1.37
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: VTHR −25.1%, betterVTI −25.4%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: VTHR 1.02VTI 1.02; Market = 1

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VTHR vs VTI

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it