Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SDY vs VHT: how they differ
SDY and VHT hold 5% of their weight in the same names, and VHT returned more over the year.
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF and Vanguard Health Care Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SDY and VHT hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SDY | VHT |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie Inc | 1.63% | 6.10% |
| Abbott Laboratories | 1.00% | 2.36% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1.00% | 8.48% |
| Becton Dickinson & Co | 1.07% | 0.66% |
| Cardinal Health Inc | 0.47% | 0.74% |
| Cencora Inc | 0.29% | 0.79% |
| West Pharmaceutical Services Inc | 0.19% | 0.37% |
| Only in SDY | Only in VHT |
|---|---|
| Verizon Communications Inc 2.15% | Eli Lilly & Co 14.07% |
| Realty Income Corp 2.14% | UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.46% |
| Kenvue Inc 1.76% | Merck & Co Inc 4.67% |
| Kimberly-Clark Corp 1.75% | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 2.93% |
| QUALCOMM Inc 1.57% | Amgen Inc 2.87% |
| Texas Instruments Inc 1.56% | Gilead Sciences Inc 2.64% |
| Target Corp 1.55% | Intuitive Surgical Inc 2.39% |
| Automatic Data Processing Inc 1.54% | Pfizer Inc 2.36% |
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.
| SDY State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF | VHT Vanguard Health Care Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | Vanguard |
| What it is | SPDR S&P Dividend | Health Care |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.0% | +21.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −6.5 pts | +4.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.6% | 85.6% |
| Holdings | 155 | 401 |
SDY in plain words
SDY is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 85% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 155 positions, with the top ten at 17.1%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 24, 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, SDY or VHT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SDY returned +11.0% and VHT returned +21.6%, so VHT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SDY or VHT?
- SDY charges 0.35% a year and VHT charges 0.09%, so VHT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SDY and VHT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 85% of SDY and 86% of VHT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 5% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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