Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
IALT vs VHT: how they differ
IALT and VHT hold 0% of their weight in the same names.
iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF and Vanguard Health Care Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IALT and VHT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in IALT | Only in VHT |
|---|---|
| Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. 17.26% | Eli Lilly & Co 14.07% |
| PRIME SECSRVC BRW/FINANC 1.29% | Johnson & Johnson 8.48% |
| PHINIA INC 0.94% | AbbVie Inc 6.10% |
| DISH DBS CORP 0.21% | UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.46% |
| DISH DBS CORP 0.19% | Merck & Co Inc 4.67% |
| DISH DBS CORP 0.10% | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 2.93% |
| Amgen Inc 2.87% | |
| Gilead Sciences Inc 2.64% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| IALT iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF | VHT Vanguard Health Care Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | Systematic Alternatives Active | Health Care |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.4% | +21.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +12.1% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.4 pts | +4.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 54.9% | 85.6% |
| Holdings | 8 | 401 |
IALT in plain words
IALT is an index equity fund tracking the Systematic Alternatives Active. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 8 positions, with the top ten at 100.0%.
VHT in plain words
VHT is an index equity fund tracking the Health Care. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 401 positions, with the top ten at 52.0%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- How much do IALT and VHT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 55% of IALT and 86% of VHT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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