Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
IYW vs VHT: how they differ
IYW and VHT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IYW returned more over the year.
iShares U.S. Technology ETF and Vanguard Health Care Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IYW and VHT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in IYW | Only in VHT |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 16.25% | Eli Lilly & Co 14.07% |
| APPLE INC. 13.65% | Johnson & Johnson 8.48% |
| ALPHABET INC. 7.84% | AbbVie Inc 6.10% |
| ALPHABET INC. 6.34% | UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.46% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3.99% | Merck & Co Inc 4.67% |
| BROADCOM INC. 3.78% | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 2.93% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3.50% | Amgen Inc 2.87% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2.98% | 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.
| IYW iShares U.S. Technology ETF | VHT Vanguard Health Care Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Technology | Health Care |
| Total return, 1 year | +34.9% | +21.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +17.4 pts | +4.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.37% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.5% | 85.6% |
| Holdings | 139 | 401 |
IYW in plain words
IYW is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +34.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 139 positions, with the top ten at 63.7%.
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
- Which returned more over the last year, IYW or VHT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYW returned +34.9% and VHT returned +21.6%, so IYW returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, IYW or VHT?
- IYW charges 0.37% a year and VHT charges 0.09%, so VHT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do IYW and VHT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of IYW 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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