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VT: VANGUARD TOTAL WORLD STOCK INDEX FUND ETF SHARES

Generated from StockValueFinder data · Updated Oct 11, 2026 8:10 PM
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ETF Education Report: Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares (VT)

What this ETF is trying to do

The Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund (VT) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). This type of fund is designed to give investors exposure to a wide variety of companies from all over the world. Instead of buying just one company, this ETF holds many different stocks at once.

What the numbers show

When looking at an ETF, it is important to understand two different types of returns: price return and total return.

• Price Return: This measures only how much the share price has changed.

• Total Return: This includes both the change in share price *and* any cash distributions (dividends) paid out to investors.

For VT, the numbers show growth in both areas:

• Year-to-Date (YTD): The price return is approximately 13.92%, while the total return is higher at approximately 14.90%.

• One Year: The price return was approximately 15.13%, and the total return was approximately 17.04%.

• Three Years: The price return was approximately 72.72%, and the total return was approximately 82.63%.

The current price is $160.70. An estimated price from roughly one year ago was $139.58.

Income and distribution explanation

Some investors look for "income," which is cash paid out by the fund. This ETF has a distribution yield of approximately 1.50%. Over the last 12 months, it made 4 payments. These distributions usually happen every quarter. While these payments provide cash, they are separate from the growth of the share price itself.

NAV erosion explanation

"NAV erosion" is a term used to describe when the value of the underlying assets in a fund decreases significantly over time. It is important to distinguish between a simple drop in share price and actual erosion of the fund's value. For this ETF, the erosion-risk score is 100, and the label states "No price erosion detected." There is no severe erosion-risk flag for this fund.

Top Holdings

This list is a partial look at the largest companies held by the fund. Please note that holdings can change over time.

• Apple Inc (4.10%)

• NVIDIA Corp (3.59%)

• Microsoft Corp (3.58%)

• Amazon.com Inc (2.35%)

• Meta Platforms Inc Class A (1.47%)

• Alphabet Inc Class A (1.28%)

• Tesla Inc (1.28%)

• Broadcom Inc (1.20%)

• Alphabet Inc Class C (1.05%)

• Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B (0.81%)

Pros

• The fund shows a history of positive total returns over one, three, and five years.

• It provides broad exposure to many different global companies.

Cons

• The distribution yield (1.50%) is relatively low compared to funds specifically designed for high income.

Beginner takeaway

This ETF tracks a wide range of global stocks. When reviewing its performance, remember that the total return is often higher than the price return because it includes the cash distributions paid to you. Always look at both numbers to see how the fund is performing overall.

Top Holdings

Structured portfolio holdings supplied by the ETF data provider. These figures are not generated by the AI article.

314 holdings available
# Holding Ticker Weight
1 APPLE INC AAPL 4.10%
2 NVIDIA CORP NVDA 3.59%
3 MICROSOFT CORP MSFT 3.58%
4 AMAZON.COM INC AMZN 2.35%
5 META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A META 1.47%
6 ALPHABET INC CLASS A GOOGL 1.28%
7 TESLA INC TSLA 1.28%
8 BROADCOM INC AVGO 1.20%
9 ALPHABET INC CLASS C GOOG 1.05%
10 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B BRK-B 0.81%
Show all 314 holdings
1. APPLE INC AAPL 4.10%
2. NVIDIA CORP NVDA 3.59%
3. MICROSOFT CORP MSFT 3.58%
4. AMAZON.COM INC AMZN 2.35%
5. META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A META 1.47%
6. ALPHABET INC CLASS A GOOGL 1.28%
7. TESLA INC TSLA 1.28%
8. BROADCOM INC AVGO 1.20%
9. ALPHABET INC CLASS C GOOG 1.05%
10. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B BRK-B 0.81%
11. JPMORGAN CHASE & CO JPM 0.77%
12. ELI LILLY AND CO LLY 0.71%
13. VISA INC CLASS A V 0.57%
14. EXXON MOBIL CORP XOM 0.55%
15. UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC UNH 0.53%
16. MASTERCARD INC CLASS A MA 0.49%
17. COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP COST 0.46%
18. PROCTER & GAMBLE CO PG 0.45%
19. WALMART INC WMT 0.45%
20. NETFLIX INC NFLX 0.44%
21. THE HOME DEPOT INC HD 0.44%
22. JOHNSON & JOHNSON JNJ 0.40%
23. ABBVIE INC ABBV 0.36%
24. SALESFORCE INC CRM 0.35%
25. BANK OF AMERICA CORP BAC 0.33%
26. ORACLE CORP ORCL 0.30%
27. MERCK & CO INC MRK 0.29%
28. CHEVRON CORP CVX 0.28%
29. CISCO SYSTEMS INC CSCO 0.27%
30. COCA-COLA CO KO 0.27%
31. WELLS FARGO & CO WFC 0.27%
32. ACCENTURE PLC CLASS A ACN 0.25%
33. SERVICENOW INC NOW 0.25%
34. MCDONALD'S CORP MCD 0.24%
35. PEPSICO INC PEP 0.24%
36. ADOBE INC ADBE 0.23%
37. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP IBM 0.23%
38. LINDE PLC LIN 0.23%
39. THE WALT DISNEY CO DIS 0.23%
40. THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC TMO 0.23%
41. ABBOTT LABORATORIES ABT 0.22%
42. ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC AMD 0.22%
43. GE AEROSPACE GE 0.21%
44. INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC ISRG 0.21%
45. PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC PM 0.21%
46. CATERPILLAR INC CAT 0.20%
47. QUALCOMM INC QCOM 0.20%
48. THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC GS 0.20%
49. AMERICAN EXPRESS CO AXP 0.19%
50. AT&T INC T 0.19%
51. BOOKING HOLDINGS INC BKNG 0.19%
52. ROYAL BANK OF CANADA RY 0.19%
53. TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC TXN 0.19%
54. VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC VZ 0.19%
55. S&P GLOBAL INC SPGI 0.18%
56. BLACKROCK INC BLK 0.17%
57. DANAHER CORP DHR 0.17%
58. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC HON 0.17%
59. MORGAN STANLEY MS 0.17%
60. n/a PLTR 0.17%
61. NEXTERA ENERGY INC NEE 0.17%
62. PFIZER INC PFE 0.17%
63. RTX CORP RTX 0.17%
64. AMGEN INC AMGN 0.16%
65. COMCAST CORP CLASS A CMCSA 0.16%
66. LOWE'S COMPANIES INC LOW 0.16%
67. PROGRESSIVE CORP PGR 0.16%
68. TJX COMPANIES INC TJX 0.16%
69. UNION PACIFIC CORP UNP 0.16%
70. APPLIED MATERIALS INC AMAT 0.15%
71. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP BSX 0.15%
72. CITIGROUP INC C 0.15%
73. CONOCOPHILLIPS COP 0.15%
74. EATON CORP PLC ETN 0.15%
75. n/a SHOP 0.15%
76. STRYKER CORP SYK 0.15%
77. AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC ADP 0.14%
78. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS A BRK-A 0.14%
79. BLACKSTONE INC BX 0.14%
80. BOEING CO BA 0.14%
81. PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC PANW 0.14%
82. UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC UBER 0.14%
83. ARISTA NETWORKS INC ANET 0.13%
84. BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO BMY 0.13%
85. CHARLES SCHWAB CORP SCHW 0.13%
86. CHUBB LTD CB 0.13%
87. FISERV INC FI 0.13%
88. GILEAD SCIENCES INC GILD 0.13%
89. DEERE & CO DE 0.12%
90. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP LMT 0.12%
91. MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC MMC 0.12%
92. MEDTRONIC PLC MDT 0.12%
93. T-MOBILE US INC TMUS 0.12%
94. VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC VRTX 0.12%
95. ENBRIDGE INC ENB 0.11%
96. KKR & CO INC ORDINARY SHARES KKR 0.11%
97. LAM RESEARCH CORP LRCX 0.11%
98. MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC MRVL 0.11%
99. MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC MU 0.11%
100. PROLOGIS INC PLD 0.11%
101. THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK TD 0.11%
102. ALTRIA GROUP INC MO 0.10%
103. AMERICAN TOWER CORP AMT 0.10%
104. APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC CLASS A APO 0.10%
105. APPLOVIN CORP ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A APP 0.10%
106. ELEVANCE HEALTH INC ELV 0.10%
107. EQUINIX INC EQIX 0.10%
108. GE VERNOVA INC GEV 0.10%
109. INTEL CORP INTC 0.10%
110. INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INC ICE 0.10%
111. KLA CORP KLAC 0.10%
112. n/a BN 0.10%
113. NIKE INC CLASS B NKE 0.10%
114. PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC PYPL 0.10%
115. SOUTHERN CO SO 0.10%
116. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC CLASS B UPS 0.10%
117. CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC CLASS A CRWD 0.09%
118. DUKE ENERGY CORP DUK 0.09%
119. MERCADOLIBRE INC MELI 0.09%
120. MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC CLASS A MDLZ 0.09%
121. MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC MSI 0.09%
122. PARKER HANNIFIN CORP PH 0.09%
123. PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP INC PNC 0.09%
124. REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC REGN 0.09%
125. THE CIGNA GROUP CI 0.09%
126. TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC CLASS A TT 0.09%
127. WASTE MANAGEMENT INC WM 0.09%
128. WELLTOWER INC WELL 0.09%
129. ZOETIS INC CLASS A ZTS 0.09%
130. 3M CO MMM 0.08%
131. AON PLC CLASS A AON 0.08%
132. ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO AJG 0.08%
133. BANK OF MONTREAL BMO 0.08%
134. CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY LTD CP 0.08%
135. CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP COF 0.08%
136. COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO CL 0.08%
137. CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORP CEG 0.08%
138. EMERSON ELECTRIC CO EMR 0.08%
139. EOG RESOURCES INC EOG 0.08%
140. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP GD 0.08%
141. ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC ITW 0.08%
142. MCKESSON CORP MCK 0.08%
143. MOODYS CORP MCO 0.08%
144. O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC ORLY 0.08%
145. PDD HOLDINGS INC ADR PDD 0.08%
146. SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SA SPOT 0.08%
147. SYNOPSYS INC SNPS 0.08%
148. TRANSDIGM GROUP INC TDG 0.08%
149. WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC WMB 0.08%
150. AFLAC INC AFL 0.07%
151. AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC APD 0.07%
152. AIRBNB INC ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A ABNB 0.07%
153. AUTODESK INC ADSK 0.07%
154. BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA BNS 0.07%
155. BECTON DICKINSON & CO BDX 0.07%
156. CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE CM 0.07%
157. CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD CNQ 0.07%
158. CARRIER GLOBAL CORP ORDINARY SHARES CARR 0.07%
159. CINTAS CORP CTAS 0.07%
160. CRH PLC CRH 0.07%
161. CSX CORP CSX 0.07%
162. FEDEX CORP FDX 0.07%
163. FORTINET INC FTNT 0.07%
164. GENERAL MOTORS CO GM 0.07%
165. NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP NOC 0.07%
166. ONEOK INC OKE 0.07%
167. TARGET CORP TGT 0.07%
168. ALLSTATE CORP ALL 0.06%
169. AUTOZONE INC AZO 0.06%
170. BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP BK 0.06%
171. CHENIERE ENERGY INC LNG 0.06%
172. COPART INC CPRT 0.06%
173. CVS HEALTH CORP CVS 0.06%
174. FERRARI NV RACE 0.06%
175. FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC FCX 0.06%
176. HCA HEALTHCARE INC HCA 0.06%
177. KINDER MORGAN INC CLASS P KMI 0.06%
178. MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP MFC 0.06%
179. n/a JCI 0.06%
180. n/a COIN 0.06%
181. NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP NSC 0.06%
182. NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV NXPI 0.06%
183. PACCAR INC PCAR 0.06%
184. ROYAL CARIBBEAN GROUP RCL 0.06%
185. SEMPRA SRE 0.06%
186. SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC SPG 0.06%
187. SNOWFLAKE INC ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A SNOW 0.06%
188. TC ENERGY CORP TRP 0.06%
189. THE TRADE DESK INC CLASS A TTD 0.06%
190. THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC TRV 0.06%
191. WORKDAY INC CLASS A WDAY 0.06%
192. ALCON INC ALC 0.05%
193. AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC AIG 0.05%
194. AMETEK INC AME 0.05%
195. AXON ENTERPRISE INC AXON 0.05%
196. BAKER HUGHES CO CLASS A BKR 0.05%
197. BLOCK INC CLASS A XYZ 0.05%
198. CBRE GROUP INC CLASS A CBRE 0.05%
199. DATADOG INC CLASS A DDOG 0.05%
200. DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES DFS 0.05%
201. DOMINION ENERGY INC D 0.05%
202. EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP EW 0.05%
203. FAIR ISAAC CORP FICO 0.05%
204. FASTENAL CO FAST 0.05%
205. L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC LHX 0.05%
206. LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC LULU 0.05%
207. MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP MPC 0.05%
208. MSCI INC MSCI 0.05%
209. n/a FIS 0.05%
210. SUNCOR ENERGY INC SU 0.05%
211. TE CONNECTIVITY PLC REGISTERED SHARES TEL 0.05%
212. THE KROGER CO KR 0.05%
213. VERTIV HOLDINGS CO CLASS A VRT 0.05%
214. VISTRA CORP VST 0.05%
215. WASTE CONNECTIONS INC WCN 0.05%
216. AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC A 0.04%
217. AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD AEM 0.04%
218. ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD ACGL 0.04%
219. ATLASSIAN CORP A TEAM 0.04%
220. AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC AVB 0.04%
221. CENCORA INC COR 0.04%
222. CENTENE CORP CNC 0.04%
223. CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC CLASS A CHTR 0.04%
224. CLOUDFLARE INC NET 0.04%
225. CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC CLASS A STZ 0.04%
226. CORNING INC GLW 0.04%
227. CROWN CASTLE INC CCI 0.04%
228. DECKERS OUTDOOR CORP DECK 0.04%
229. DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC FANG 0.04%
230. DUPONT DE NEMOURS INC DD 0.04%
231. ELECTRONIC ARTS INC EA 0.04%
232. ENTERGY CORP ETR 0.04%
233. EQUIFAX INC EFX 0.04%
234. EXELON CORP EXC 0.04%
235. EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC EXR 0.04%
236. FERGUSON ENTERPRISES INC FERG 0.04%
237. FORD MOTOR CO F 0.04%
238. GARMIN LTD GRMN 0.04%
239. GARTNER INC IT 0.04%
240. GENERAL MILLS INC GIS 0.04%
241. HESS CORP HES 0.04%
242. HP INC HPQ 0.04%
243. HUBSPOT INC HUBS 0.04%
244. HUMANA INC HUM 0.04%
245. IDEXX LABORATORIES INC IDXX 0.04%
246. INGERSOLL RAND INC IR 0.04%
247. IQVIA HOLDINGS INC IQV 0.04%
248. IRON MOUNTAIN INC IRM 0.04%
249. KEURIG DR PEPPER INC KDP 0.04%
250. M&T BANK CORP MTB 0.04%
251. n/a CTSH 0.04%
252. n/a HIG 0.04%
253. n/a ODFL 0.04%
254. n/a ARES 0.04%
255. n/a DELL 0.04%
256. n/a GEHC 0.04%
257. NEWMONT CORP NEM 0.04%
258. NU HOLDINGS LTD ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A NU 0.04%
259. OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP OXY 0.04%
260. OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP ORDINARY SHARES OTIS 0.04%
261. RESMED INC RMD 0.04%
262. ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC ROK 0.04%
263. VALERO ENERGY CORP VLO 0.04%
264. VEEVA SYSTEMS INC CLASS A VEEV 0.04%
265. VERISK ANALYTICS INC VRSK 0.04%
266. VULCAN MATERIALS CO VMC 0.04%
267. WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORP WAB 0.04%
268. WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC WTW 0.04%
269. XCEL ENERGY INC XEL 0.04%
270. YUM BRANDS INC YUM 0.04%
271. ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS INC ALNY 0.03%
272. AMEREN CORP AEE 0.03%
273. AMERICAN WATER WORKS CO INC AWK 0.03%
274. ANSYS INC ANSS 0.03%
275. ARCHER-DANIELS MIDLAND CO ADM 0.03%
276. BIOGEN INC BIIB 0.03%
277. DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC DRI 0.03%
278. DEXCOM INC DXCM 0.03%
279. DOVER CORP DOV 0.03%
280. DOW INC DOW 0.03%
281. EBAY INC EBAY 0.03%
282. EDISON INTERNATIONAL EIX 0.03%
283. EQT CORP EQT 0.03%
284. EQUITY RESIDENTIAL EQR 0.03%
285. EXPEDIA GROUP INC EXPE 0.03%
286. FIFTH THIRD BANCORP FITB 0.03%
287. FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC CLASS A FCNCA 0.03%
288. FIRSTENERGY CORP FE 0.03%
289. FORTIVE CORP FTV 0.03%
290. FRANCO-NEVADA CORP FNV 0.03%
291. GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC GPN 0.03%
292. GODADDY INC CLASS A GDDY 0.03%
293. HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CO HPE 0.03%
294. HUBBELL INC HUBB 0.03%
295. HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC HBAN 0.03%
296. LPL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC LPLA 0.03%
297. METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC MTD 0.03%
298. MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC MPWR 0.03%
299. NETAPP INC NTAP 0.03%
300. NUCOR CORP NUE 0.03%
301. NUTRIEN LTD NTR 0.03%
302. NVR INC NVR 0.03%
303. ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORP ON 0.03%
304. PPG INDUSTRIES INC PPG 0.03%
305. PPL CORP PPL 0.03%
306. PTC INC PTC 0.03%
307. PULTEGROUP INC PHM 0.03%
308. RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC RJF 0.03%
309. REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP RF 0.03%
310. ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC CLASS A HOOD 0.03%
311. ROBLOX CORP ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A RBLX 0.03%
312. SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP CLASS A SBAC 0.03%
313. T. ROWE PRICE GROUP INC TROW 0.03%
314. THE HERSHEY CO HSY 0.03%
Holdings data last updated Oct 7, 2026 6:05 AM . Provider-reported weights may not sum exactly to 100%.
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