Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VB vs XLP: how they differ
VB and XLP hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and VB returned more over the year.
Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund and State Street(R) Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VB and XLP hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VB | XLP |
|---|---|---|
| Casey's General Stores Inc | 0.36% | 1.91% |
| Clorox Co/The | 0.14% | 0.75% |
| J M Smucker Co/The | 0.14% | 0.78% |
| General Mills Inc | 0.11% | 1.21% |
| Hormel Foods Corp | 0.09% | 0.47% |
| Brown-Forman Corp | 0.09% | 0.29% |
| McCormick & Co Inc/MD | 0.08% | 0.83% |
| Molson Coors Beverage Co | 0.07% | 0.41% |
| Only in VB | Only in XLP |
|---|---|
| Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 0.55% | Walmart Inc 10.84% |
| Jabil Inc 0.49% | Costco Wholesale Corp 9.06% |
| REVOLUTION Medicines Inc 0.46% | Procter & Gamble Co/The 7.46% |
| Astera Labs Inc 0.45% | Coca-Cola Co/The 6.87% |
| Natera Inc 0.45% | Philip Morris International Inc 6.16% |
| EMCOR Group Inc 0.45% | Colgate-Palmolive Co 4.71% |
| Twilio Inc 0.38% | Altria Group Inc 4.55% |
| NRG Energy Inc 0.38% | Monster Beverage Corp 4.47% |
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 | XLP State Street(R) Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | State Street |
| What it is | Small-Cap | Consumer staples |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.2% | +6.3% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −2.3 pts | −11.2 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.08% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 21.7% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 1311 | 34 |
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.
XLP in plain words
XLP is an index equity fund tracking the Consumer staples. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +6.3% 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 34 positions, with the top ten at 62.6%. It sat 6.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VB or XLP?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VB returned +15.2% and XLP returned +6.3%, so VB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VB or XLP?
- VB charges 0.03% a year and XLP charges 0.08%, so VB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VB and XLP overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 22% of VB and 100% of XLP by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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