Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VBIL vs XLK: how they differ
VBIL and XLK hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and XLK returned more over the year.
Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF and State Street(R) Technology Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VBIL and XLK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in VBIL | Only in XLK |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Bill 6.78% | NVIDIA Corp 14.66% |
| United States Treasury Bill 6.10% | Apple Inc 12.86% |
| United States Treasury Bill 5.61% | Microsoft Corp 8.38% |
| United States Treasury Bill 5.41% | Micron Technology Inc 5.42% |
| United States Treasury Bill 5.18% | Broadcom Inc 5.41% |
| United States Treasury Bill 5.17% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 5.28% |
| United States Treasury Bill 5.15% | Intel Corp 3.68% |
| United States Treasury Bill 5.13% | Applied Materials Inc 3.20% |
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.
| VBIL Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF | XLK State Street(R) Technology Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | State Street |
| What it is | 0-3 Month Treasury Bill | Technology |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.8% | +39.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −13.7 pts | +21.7 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.06% | 0.08% |
| Holdings | 26 | 74 |
VBIL in plain words
VBIL is a cash and treasury bills tracking the 0-3 Month Treasury Bill. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.
XLK in plain words
XLK is an index equity fund tracking the Technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +39.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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 74 positions, with the top ten at 64.5%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VBIL or XLK?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VBIL returned +3.8% and XLK returned +39.2%, so XLK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VBIL or XLK?
- VBIL charges 0.06% a year and XLK charges 0.08%, so VBIL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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