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SPTM vs VTI
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF against Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF: 4 years of returns, risk and today’s technical read, from Kavout’s own data.
SPTM and VTI delivered virtually identical results over the period from Oct. 28, 2022, to Oct. 23, 2026: $1,000 grew to $2,019 in SPTM versus $2,017 in VTI, a 101.9% versus 101.7% total return. SPTM did slightly better overall and also led over one year, YTD, three months, and one month, while VTI led over three years; six-month returns were equal. The difference matters little because daily returns were 99.7% correlated, with a typical monthly gap of only 0.14 points. SPTM was modestly less volatile at 12.6% versus 12.9% and had a smaller worst drawdown, -18.9% versus -19.3%. Both charge a 0.03% expense ratio. SPTM therefore had the marginally better recent risk-return profile, while VTI offers much larger fund assets.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($88); 50-day at $93.
- RSI 43, neutral. Supertrend says buy. ADX 15, so the trend is weak.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($357); 50-day at $377.
- RSI 42, neutral. Supertrend says sell. ADX 14, so the trend is weak.
Head to head
Which has returned more, SPTM or VTI?
SPTM beat VTI in 25 of the last 48 months; VTI won the other 23. The typical monthly gap was 0.14 points.
Total return by period
Which is riskier?
Both: Feb 19, 2025 to Apr 8, 2025
- 0.997
- correlation of daily moves, 4 years
- 0.97
- SPTM move per 1% in VTI
- 0.998
- correlation, last 12 months
Month by month
Of the last 48 months. The typical gap was 0.14 points.
When did they diverge?
| Month | SPTM | VTI | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2023 | +6.5% | +6.9% | -0.43 pts |
| July 2026 | -0.1% | -0.5% | +0.43 pts |
| November 2024 | +6.3% | +6.7% | -0.42 pts |
| November 2022 | +5.5% | +5.2% | +0.38 pts |
Where the numbers come from. 1000 daily adjusted closes per fund from the Kavout market-data API, dividends included. Signals and indicators are Kavout’s own, refreshed nightly. Every figure is calculated from those adjusted closes.
Holdings and fees
What do you actually own with SPTM and VTI?
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Fund assets
- $14B
- Price
- $91.89
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