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VTI vs. SPTM: Which Total Stock Market ETF Is the Better Buy for Investors?
Key takeaways
- VTI ^GSPC The Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEMKT:VTI) and the State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF (NYSEMKT:SPTM) both offer ultra-low-cost access to the U.S.
- Investors weighing a single-fund solution for total market exposure often land on one of these two options.
- Beta measures price volatility relative to the S&P 500; beta is calculated from five-year monthly returns.
VTI ^GSPC The Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEMKT:VTI) and the State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF (NYSEMKT:SPTM) both offer ultra-low-cost access to the U.S. market, though VTI provides broader small-cap coverage.
Investors weighing a single-fund solution for total market exposure often land on one of these two options. While both target the same broad goal, they follow different benchmarks, which leads to meaningfully different holding counts.
Beta measures price volatility relative to the S&P 500; beta is calculated from five-year monthly returns. The 1-year return represents total return over the trailing 12 months. Dividend yield is the trailing-12-month distribution yield.
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