Which returned more over the last year, VGT or XLK?

In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGT returned +39.7% and XLK returned +43.4%, so XLK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VGT or XLK?

VGT charges 0.09% a year and XLK charges 0.08%, so XLK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do VGT and XLK overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 87% of VGT and 100% of XLK by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

VGT vs XLK

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Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund and State Street(R) Technology Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

VGT and XLK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VGT Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund	XLK State Street(R) Technology Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	Vanguard	State Street
What it is	Information technology	Technology
Total return, 1 year	+39.7%	+43.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+20.0%	+20.0%
Gap to the S&P 500	+19.7 pts	+23.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.08%
Already in the S&P 500	86.9%	100.0%
Holdings	317	74

VGT in plain words

VGT is a index equity fund tracking Information technology. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +39.7% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 317 positions, with the top ten at 59.5%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 4, 2026.

XLK in plain words

XLK is a index equity fund tracking Technology. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +43.4% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% 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 5.4% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VGT or XLK?: In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGT returned +39.7% and XLK returned +43.4%, so XLK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VGT or XLK?: VGT charges 0.09% a year and XLK charges 0.08%, so XLK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VGT and XLK overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 87% of VGT and 100% of XLK by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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