Which returned more over the last year, VBR or XHB?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VBR returned +16.3% and XHB returned −16.6%, so VBR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VBR or XHB?

VBR charges 0.05% a year and XHB charges 0.35%, so VBR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do VBR and XHB overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 30% of VBR and 46% of XHB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 3% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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VBR vs XHB: how they differ

VBR and XHB hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and VBR returned more over the year.

Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Homebuilders ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VBR and XHB hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions VBR and XHB both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	VBR	XHB
Williams-Sonoma Inc	0.59%	3.34%
Masco Corp	0.35%	3.41%
Toll Brothers Inc	0.34%	3.52%
Carlisle Cos Inc	0.32%	3.28%
Owens Corning	0.28%	4.10%
Builders FirstSource Inc	0.20%	3.56%
NVR Inc	0.19%	3.21%
Taylor Morrison Home Corp	0.14%	2.97%
Meritage Homes Corp	0.11%	3.53%
KB Home	0.08%	3.56%
Champion Homes Inc	0.05%	3.34%
M/I Homes Inc	0.04%	2.16%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in VBR	Only in XHB
Jabil Inc 0.87%	Advanced Drainage Systems Inc 3.60%
NRG Energy Inc 0.66%	Installed Building Products Inc 3.49%
Tapestry Inc 0.64%	PulteGroup Inc 3.44%
Atmos Energy Corp 0.62%	Somnigroup International Inc 3.40%
Moderna Inc 0.54%	Lennox International Inc 3.37%
Smurfit Westrock PLC 0.52%	DR Horton Inc 3.29%
F5 Inc 0.50%	Home Depot Inc/The 3.28%
US Foods Holding Corp 0.48%	Trane Technologies PLC 3.25%

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.

VBR and XHB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VBR Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund	XHB State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Homebuilders ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	State Street
What it is	Small-Cap Value	SPDR S&P Homebuilders
Total return, 1 year	+16.3%	−16.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−1.2 pts	−34.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.35%
Already in the S&P 500	30.5%	45.7%
Holdings	840	35

VBR in plain words

VBR is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 30% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 840 positions, with the top ten at 5.9%. It sat 3.8% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

XHB in plain words

XHB is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Homebuilders. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −16.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 46% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 35 positions, with the top ten at 35.6%. It sat 20.6% below its high of Oct 18, 2024 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VBR or XHB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VBR returned +16.3% and XHB returned −16.6%, so VBR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VBR or XHB?: VBR charges 0.05% a year and XHB charges 0.35%, so VBR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VBR and XHB overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 30% of VBR and 46% of XHB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 3% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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