Vanguard US Total Market Shares Index ETF
Performance
Total return to 23 Oct 2026, distributions reinvested, before franking. ASX figures are to 30 Sept 2026 and gross of franking, so they run higher for franked Australian funds.
What it costs to hold
Management fee plus trading costs, compared with similar funds.
A typical fund among United States equity funds would cost $191 (0.38% a year), so VTS is $173 cheaper.
Spread is the average gap between buying and selling prices on the ASX. Fees are shown on a flat balance, not compounded on growth. Excludes tax and any adviser or platform fees.
Calendar-year returns
Where the money is
Look-through exposure as at 31 July 2026 · 1151 securities · top 10 = 34.5%
Country
Sector
Monthly returns
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | −3.5 | −2.1 | −3.4 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 3.3 | −2.2 | 0.9 | 2.2 | −0.8 | 6.9YTD | ||
| 2025 | 3.2 | −3.9 | −6.6 | −2.1 | 6.4 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 0.2 | −1.7 | 8.9 |
| 2024 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 3.3 | −2.6 | 0.4 | 4.9 | 2.4 | −2.4 | 0.4 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 36.2 |
| 2023 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 1.7 | −4.3 | −2.3 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 25.4 |
| 2022 | −4.9 | −5.1 | 3.2 | −3.3 | −3.0 | −5.4 | 6.8 | 0.0 | −3.6 | 8.4 | −2.6 | −4.1 | −13.9 |
| 2021 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 4.2 | −1.6 | −0.3 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 34.1 |
| 2020 | 6.3 | −8.2 | −7.8 | 7.8 | 1.5 | −2.1 | 1.9 | 6.2 | −2.3 | 0.7 | 6.6 | −0.1 | 9.2 |
| 2019 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 1.5 | 4.9 | −4.1 | 4.4 | 5.0 | −0.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 5.8 | −0.7 | 31.8 |
| 2018 | 1.6 | 0.5 | −2.8 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 6.3 | 1.0 | −6.6 | −1.1 | −5.3 | 4.2 |
| 2017 | −3.3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 1.2 | −2.3 | −1.9 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.7 | −0.6 | 12.3 |
| 2016 | −6.1 | 2.1 | −0.7 | 1.2 | 7.3 | −3.9 | 4.0 | 0.7 | −2.6 | −0.8 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 13.1 |
| 2015 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 1.4 | −3.5 | 5.3 | −2.6 | 7.2 | −4.2 | −2.1 | 8.7 | −1.4 | −2.8 | 12.7 |
| 2014 | −0.8 | 2.3 | −2.5 | −0.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 7.5 | 4.2 | 24.3 |
| 2013 | 8.0 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 11.9 | 2.1 | 7.4 | −1.4 | −1.3 | 2.5 | 7.4 | 4.0 | 57.8 |
| 2012 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 5.8 | −0.6 | 0.2 | −2.2 | −0.3 | 3.4 | 1.4 | −1.0 | 0.0 | −1.3 | 10.3 |
| 2011 | 3.7 | 1.1 | −0.9 | −2.8 | 0.6 | −2.6 | −3.9 | −4.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | −2.3 |
| 2010 | −3.3 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.5 | −0.4 | −5.6 | 1.0 | −5.3 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| 2009 | −1.0 | 4.9 | 3.0 | −0.5 | −5.0 | 2.9 | 5.5 | 9.8 |
Total return each month in %, distributions reinvested, before franking. The latest month runs to the last price date. The first year starts from listing.
Top holdings
Most similar funds
Overlap is the share of the portfolio held in common, look-through. Correlation is of daily returns. High overlap means close substitutes.
VTS questions answered
Written from the latest data on this page. General information only, not financial advice.
How diversified is Vanguard US Total Market Shares Index ETF?
Vanguard US Total Market Shares Index ETF holds 1,151 securities, and its ten largest positions make up 34.5% of the fund, close to the 37.6% typical of United States equity funds. That makes it widely diversified.
Its country exposure is almost entirely United States (100.0%), and its biggest sector is Information Technology at 62.4%, based on holdings as at 31 July 2026.
Which ETFs does VTS double up with most?
VTS shares the most holdings with Betashares Geared US Equities Currency Hedged Complex ETF (GGUS) (88% overlap), Vanguard S&P 500 US Shares Index ETF (V500) (88% overlap) and iShares S&P 500 ETF (IVV) (88% overlap). Overlap is the share of the portfolio the two funds hold in common, looking through to the underlying securities.
At 88%, owning both VTS and GGUS would mostly double up on the same investments rather than spread your money further.
How is Vanguard US Total Market Shares Index ETF managed – active or passive?
Vanguard US Total Market Shares Index ETF is passively managed: it follows an index and holds what that index holds, rather than relying on a manager's stock picks.
Among United States equity funds, active funds charge a median 0.43% a year and index funds 0.32%.
What will I pay in fees for VTS?
VTS charges a management fee of 0.03% a year, about $3 for every $10,000 invested. That is cheaper than 99% of the 471 ASX ETFs we track, where the median fee is 0.44%. Among United States equity funds, the median is 0.35%.
It is the cheapest of the 16 broad United States equity funds we track.
The fee is taken from the fund's assets and is already reflected in its returns. You'll also pay brokerage when you buy or sell, and the bid-ask spread, which has averaged 0.03% for VTS.
Does Vanguard US Total Market Shares Index ETF follow a theme?
No. Vanguard US Total Market Shares Index ETF is a broad equity fund: it aims to cover a wide slice of its market (United States) rather than one theme or sector.
What is under the hood of VTS?
As at 31 July 2026, the largest issuers among VTS's holdings are NVIDIA Corp (6.4%), Apple Inc (6.3%), Alphabet Inc (5.2% across 2 bonds), Microsoft Corp (4.8%), Amazon.com Inc (3.6%), Broadcom Inc (2.6%), Meta Platforms Inc (1.7%), Eli Lilly & Co (1.3%), JPMorgan Chase & Co (1.3%) and Micron Technology Inc (1.3%).
It follows an index. Most broad share indices weight companies by market size, so the largest companies take the biggest share; the exact rules for VTS's index are in the issuer's PDS. Its top 10 weighting of 34.5% compares with 37.6% for similar funds.
How well has Vanguard US Total Market Shares Index ETF performed?
Based on its category, Vanguard US Total Market Shares Index ETF aims to grow your capital in line with the index it tracks.
To 23 Oct 2026, with distributions reinvested, it returned 6.4% over 1 year (median 7.0%; ranked 17 of 27), 18.8% a year over 3 years (median 16.2% a year; ranked 8 of 18) and 12.8% a year over 5 years (median 11.3% a year; ranked 5 of 11). The medians and rankings compare it with United States equity funds. Since listing in 2009 it has returned 14.6% a year.
Tracking difference is the gap between a fund's return and its index's return. We don't hold index returns, so we can't measure it for VTS; the issuer reports it in the monthly fact sheet. As a guide, a well-run index fund trails its index by about its fee, here 0.03% a year, and a much bigger gap is a warning sign.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.