Investor Backs Vanguard VTI With 3,531 Stocks as 0.03% Fee Bolsters Long-Term Diversification
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Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 18
Investor Backs Vanguard VTI With 3,531 Stocks as 0.03% Fee Bolsters Long-Term Diversification
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 18
Summary
Vanguard’s VTI was pitched as a long-term core holding because it owns 3,531 U.S. stocks across large-, mid- and small-cap companies rather than just the S&P 500’s 500 names.
The case rests on broad diversification at a 0.03% expense ratio, giving investors near-total U.S. market exposure while still closely tracking the biggest companies.
Top holdings remain major tech stocks—Nvidia at 6.3%, Apple at 5.8%, Alphabet at 5.15%, Microsoft at 3.8% and Amazon at 3.2%—so the fund still captures much of large-cap market leadership.
Although VTI has lagged the S&P 500 over the past 10 years, it has outperformed in the past year, supporting the view that exposure to smaller companies could pay off if market leadership broadens.