Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VHT vs VPL: how they differ
VHT and VPL hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VPL returned more over the year.
Vanguard Health Care Index Fund and Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VHT and VPL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in VHT | Only in VPL |
|---|---|
| Eli Lilly & Co 14.07% | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 6.06% |
| Johnson & Johnson 8.48% | SK hynix Inc 4.12% |
| AbbVie Inc 6.10% | Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.80% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.46% | Toyota Motor Corp 1.74% |
| Merck & Co Inc 4.67% | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.69% |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 2.93% | BHP Group Ltd 1.66% |
| Amgen Inc 2.87% | Hitachi Ltd 1.18% |
| Gilead Sciences Inc 2.64% | Advantest Corp 1.16% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| VHT Vanguard Health Care Index Fund | VPL Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Health Care | Pacific Stock |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.6% | +36.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.1 pts | +19.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 85.6% | 0.1% |
| Holdings | 401 | 2335 |
VHT in plain words
VHT is an index equity fund tracking the Health Care. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 401 positions, with the top ten at 52.0%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
VPL in plain words
VPL is an index equity fund tracking the Pacific Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +36.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2335 positions, with the top ten at 21.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VHT or VPL?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VHT returned +21.6% and VPL returned +36.9%, so VPL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VHT or VPL?
- VHT charges 0.09% a year and VPL charges 0.07%, so VPL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VHT and VPL overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 86% of VHT and 0% of VPL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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