ETF PROFILE · TOTAL U.S. MARKET
VTI — Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF
VTI is a low-cost index ETF designed to track the overall U.S. stock market, including large-, mid-, small- and micro-cap companies.
Fund data verified September 29, 2026 · Educational research
Fund Snapshot
- Issuer: Vanguard
- Expense ratio: 0.03% (Apr. 28, 2026)
- Holdings: 3,515 (July 31, 2026)
- Net assets for VTI: $690.1B (Aug. 31, 2026)
- Distribution schedule: Quarterly
- Inception: May 24, 2001
OVERVIEW
What VTI Is Designed to Do
VTI seeks to track a benchmark representing the overall U.S. equity market. Unlike an S&P 500 fund, it extends beyond large-cap companies and includes thousands of smaller businesses.
That makes VTI a broad single-fund way to study total U.S. market exposure, though market-cap weighting still means the largest companies dominate a significant share of the portfolio.
Current Metrics
Dividend yield: 1.07% (July 31, 2026)
30-day SEC yield: 1.03% (July 31, 2026)
Turnover: 2.60%
Total fund net assets: $2.3436T (Aug. 31, 2026)
Breadth
Exposure reaches beyond mega-cap stocks into mid-, small- and micro-cap companies.
Weighting
Market-cap weighting still gives the largest U.S. companies the greatest influence on returns.
Income
VTI distributes portfolio income quarterly; recent 2026 payments included $0.9982 in March and $1.0437 in June.
RISK
What Could Go Wrong?
VTI remains fully exposed to U.S. equity-market declines. Broad diversification reduces company-specific risk, but it does not prevent large portfolio drawdowns during market stress.
- U.S. market risk
- Large-company concentration despite broad holdings
- Small-cap volatility within the portfolio
- No dedicated international or bond exposure
Primary source: Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI). Time-sensitive fund data is date-stamped and should be rechecked before reliance.