Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

VTI

Market cap $663B

SpaceX became a publicly traded company on June 12 and now carries a roughly $2 trillion market cap. Some index ETFs added the stock within a few trading days of the IPO.

The Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) contains almost every stock trading on the U.S. market. VTI has averaged nearly 10% annual total returns over the past 25 years.

July is shaping up as a pivotal month for index investors. The S&P 500 has cooled a bit, with Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) down 1.36% since its year-to-date high on June 2 as the 10-year Treasury yield has eased to 4% and the VIX has settled at 17.65.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury officially announced the investment lineup for the rollout of Trump Accounts, which includes five popular exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Trump Accounts are tax-advantaged investment vehicles that assists U.S. families with building long-term wealth for their children.

The iShares Russell 2000 ETF of small-cap stocks has outperformed large-cap stocks recently, but not in the long run. The Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF owns more than 3,400 stocks of all sizes and has outperformed the Russell 2000 for the past 10 years (and longer).

The Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) enhances equity coverage of the S&P 500 by including small- and mid-cap stocks. Earnings growth for small caps has been accelerating, making them a particularly attractive risk/reward opportunity at the moment.

The launch of federally seeded child investment accounts, informally dubbed “Trump Accounts,” has parents scrambling to pick a single ultra-low-cost equity ETF to hold for 18 years.

The choice between Vanguard Total World Stock (NYSEARCA:VT) and Vanguard Total Stock Market (NYSEARCA:VTI) looks like a choice between two flavors of Vanguard indexing.

The first half of 2026 capped a historic stretch for the ETF industry. Despite global returns struggling and macro uncertainties sending equities down 0.9% in June, assets poured into U.S.-listed ETFs at an unprecedented rate.

The Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) invests in roughly 3,500 stocks and has an expense ratio of 0.03%. It's better than the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) because it includes mid- and small-cap stocks in its portfolio.