Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
MOAT vs VHT: how they differ
MOAT and VHT hold 8% of their weight in the same names, and VHT returned more over the year.
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF and Vanguard Health Care Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, MOAT and VHT hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | MOAT | VHT |
|---|---|---|
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co | 2.43% | 1.84% |
| Danaher Corp | 2.41% | 1.84% |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc | 1.18% | 2.93% |
| Agilent Technologies Inc | 1.39% | 0.61% |
| Zoetis Inc | 1.82% | 0.54% |
| GE HealthCare Technologies Inc | 2.21% | 0.45% |
| Veeva Systems Inc | 2.41% | 0.43% |
| West Pharmaceutical Services Inc | 1.70% | 0.37% |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc | 2.30% | 0.26% |
| Only in MOAT | Only in VHT |
|---|---|
| Masco Corp 2.96% | Eli Lilly & Co 14.07% |
| Kenvue Inc 2.59% | Johnson & Johnson 8.48% |
| Airbnb Inc 2.56% | AbbVie Inc 6.10% |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc 2.51% | UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.46% |
| Brown-Forman Corp 2.49% | Merck & Co Inc 4.67% |
| Charles Schwab Corp/The 2.45% | Amgen Inc 2.87% |
| NVIDIA Corp 2.45% | Gilead Sciences Inc 2.64% |
| Datadog Inc 2.44% | Intuitive Surgical Inc 2.39% |
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 and May 31, 2026.
| MOAT VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF | VHT Vanguard Health Care Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | VanEck | Vanguard |
| What it is | Morningstar Wide Moat | Health Care |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.3% | +21.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −6.2 pts | +4.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.46% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 91.6% | 85.6% |
| Holdings | 55 | 401 |
MOAT in plain words
MOAT is an index equity fund tracking the Morningstar Wide Moat. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.46% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 55 positions, with the top ten at 25.3%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
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, MOAT or VHT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MOAT returned +11.3% and VHT returned +21.6%, so VHT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, MOAT or VHT?
- MOAT charges 0.46% a year and VHT charges 0.09%, so VHT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do MOAT and VHT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 92% of MOAT and 86% of VHT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 8% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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