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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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MGK vs XLY: how they differ

MGK and XLY hold 11% of their weight in the same names, and MGK returned more over the year.

Vanguard Mega Cap Growth Index Fund and State Street(R) Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MGK and XLY hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions MGK and XLY both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingMGKXLY
Amazon.com Inc4.47%22.24%
Tesla Inc3.93%19.66%
TJX Cos Inc/The0.70%3.93%
Booking Holdings Inc0.63%3.44%
O'Reilly Automotive Inc0.43%1.90%
Marriott International Inc/MD0.42%2.02%
Airbnb Inc0.37%1.49%
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc0.30%1.87%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in MGKOnly in XLY
NVIDIA Corp 13.29%Home Depot Inc/The 5.83%
Apple Inc 12.19%McDonald's Corp 4.16%
Microsoft Corp 7.52%Lowe's Cos Inc 3.08%
Alphabet Inc 5.93%Starbucks Corp 2.90%
Alphabet Inc 4.67%Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd 1.97%
Broadcom Inc 4.28%DoorDash Inc 1.74%
Meta Platforms Inc 4.08%General Motors Co 1.73%
Eli Lilly & Co 3.41%Ross Stores Inc 1.71%

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 Jun 30, 2026.

MGK and XLY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MGK
Vanguard Mega Cap Growth Index Fund
XLY
State Street(R) Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanguardState Street
What it isMega Cap GrowthConsumer discretionary
Total return, 1 year+14.9%−4.1%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−2.6 pts−21.6 pts
Expense ratio0.07%0.08%
Already in the S&P 50099.2%100.0%
Holdings5647

MGK in plain words

MGK is an index equity fund tracking the Mega Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 56 positions, with the top ten at 63.8%.

XLY in plain words

XLY is an index equity fund tracking the Consumer discretionary. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −4.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 47 positions, with the top ten at 69.2%. It sat 8.9% below its high of Jan 12, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MGK or XLY?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MGK returned +14.9% and XLY returned −4.1%, so MGK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MGK or XLY?
MGK charges 0.07% a year and XLY charges 0.08%, so MGK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MGK and XLY overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 99% of MGK and 100% of XLY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 11% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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