Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VBK vs XLRE: how they differ
VBK and XLRE hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and VBK returned more over the year.
Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund and State Street(R) Real Estate Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VBK and XLRE hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VBK | XLRE |
|---|---|---|
| UDR Inc | 0.37% | 1.23% |
| Weyerhaeuser Co | 0.24% | 1.80% |
| CoStar Group Inc | 0.16% | 1.20% |
| Only in VBK | Only in XLRE |
|---|---|
| Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.27% | Welltower Inc 11.07% |
| REVOLUTION Medicines Inc 1.07% | Prologis Inc 8.72% |
| Astera Labs Inc 1.05% | Equinix Inc 7.10% |
| Natera Inc 1.04% | American Tower Corp 5.26% |
| Twilio Inc 0.88% | Simon Property Group Inc 5.01% |
| Casey's General Stores Inc 0.83% | Realty Income Corp 4.57% |
| Carpenter Technology Corp 0.82% | Digital Realty Trust Inc 4.55% |
| Curtiss-Wright Corp 0.79% | Public Storage 4.51% |
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.
| VBK Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund | XLRE State Street(R) Real Estate Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | State Street |
| What it is | Small-Cap Growth | Real estate |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.8% | +5.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −3.7 pts | −11.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.05% | 0.08% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 10.2% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 545 | 31 |
VBK in plain words
VBK is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 10% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 545 positions, with the top ten at 9.3%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Aug 17, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
XLRE in plain words
XLRE is an index equity fund tracking the Real estate. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +5.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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 31 positions, with the top ten at 59.4%. It sat 5.6% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VBK or XLRE?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VBK returned +13.8% and XLRE returned +5.6%, so VBK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VBK or XLRE?
- VBK charges 0.05% a year and XLRE charges 0.08%, so VBK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VBK and XLRE overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 10% of VBK and 100% of XLRE 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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