Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VB vs XLI: how they differ
VB and XLI hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and VB returned more over the year.
Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund and State Street(R) Industrial Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VB and XLI hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VB | XLI |
|---|---|---|
| EMCOR Group Inc | 0.45% | 0.64% |
| JB Hunt Transport Services Inc | 0.27% | 0.38% |
| CH Robinson Worldwide Inc | 0.26% | 0.39% |
| Lennox International Inc | 0.22% | 0.32% |
| Generac Holdings Inc | 0.21% | 0.30% |
| IDEX Corp | 0.20% | 0.29% |
| Masco Corp | 0.20% | 0.29% |
| Fedex Freight Holding Co Inc | 0.20% | 0.28% |
| Nordson Corp | 0.20% | 0.28% |
| Textron Inc | 0.19% | 0.28% |
| Jacobs Solutions Inc | 0.18% | 0.26% |
| Stanley Black & Decker Inc | 0.18% | 0.25% |
| Only in VB | Only in XLI |
|---|---|
| Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 0.55% | Caterpillar Inc 8.52% |
| Jabil Inc 0.49% | General Electric Co 6.77% |
| REVOLUTION Medicines Inc 0.46% | GE Vernova Inc 5.48% |
| Astera Labs Inc 0.45% | RTX Corp 4.44% |
| Natera Inc 0.45% | Boeing Co/The 2.96% |
| Twilio Inc 0.38% | Eaton Corp PLC 2.87% |
| NRG Energy Inc 0.38% | Union Pacific Corp 2.81% |
| MKS Instruments Inc 0.37% | Deere & Co 2.77% |
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.
| VB Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund | XLI State Street(R) Industrial Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | State Street |
| What it is | Small-Cap | Industrials |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.2% | +14.3% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −2.3 pts | −3.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.08% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 21.7% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 1311 | 81 |
VB in plain words
VB is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +15.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1311 positions, with the top ten at 4.3%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
XLI in plain words
XLI is an index equity fund tracking the Industrials. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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 81 positions, with the top ten at 41.4%. It sat 7.6% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VB or XLI?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VB returned +15.2% and XLI returned +14.3%, so VB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VB or XLI?
- VB charges 0.03% a year and XLI charges 0.08%, so VB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VB and XLI overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 22% of VB and 100% of XLI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 4% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
Other comparisons
Where to next
Where these figures came from
ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure. It is not affiliated with any issuer, and a link is not an endorsement.
Cite this page. ETFIQ, VB against XLI, data as of Sep 12, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/VB-XLI Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.
A comparison is not a recommendation. Standards and sources