Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VHT vs VTV: how they differ
VHT and VTV hold 15% of their weight in the same names, and VTV returned more over the year.
Vanguard Health Care Index Fund and Vanguard Value Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VHT and VTV hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VHT | VTV |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson | 8.48% | 2.30% |
| AbbVie Inc | 6.10% | 1.67% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc | 5.46% | 1.42% |
| Merck & Co Inc | 4.67% | 1.19% |
| Amgen Inc | 2.87% | 0.73% |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc | 2.93% | 0.70% |
| Abbott Laboratories | 2.36% | 0.59% |
| Gilead Sciences Inc | 2.64% | 0.59% |
| Pfizer Inc | 2.36% | 0.52% |
| CVS Health Corp | 1.83% | 0.50% |
| Danaher Corp | 1.84% | 0.46% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co | 1.84% | 0.44% |
| Only in VHT | Only in VTV |
|---|---|
| Eli Lilly & Co 14.07% | Micron Technology Inc 4.89% |
| Intuitive Surgical Inc 2.39% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.07% |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc 1.80% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.96% |
| IDEXX Laboratories Inc 0.71% | Exxon Mobil Corp 2.13% |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc 0.63% | Walmart Inc 1.87% |
| Natera Inc 0.47% | Caterpillar Inc 1.84% |
| Dexcom Inc 0.46% | Cisco Systems Inc 1.57% |
| ResMed Inc 0.44% | Bank of America Corp 1.37% |
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 and May 31, 2026.
| VHT Vanguard Health Care Index Fund | VTV Vanguard Value Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Health Care | US value |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.6% | +22.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.1 pts | +5.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 85.6% | 98.6% |
| Holdings | 401 | 308 |
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.
VTV in plain words
VTV is an index equity fund tracking the US value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 308 positions, with the top ten at 23.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VHT or VTV?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VHT returned +21.6% and VTV returned +22.9%, so VTV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VHT or VTV?
- VHT charges 0.09% a year and VTV charges 0.03%, so VTV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VHT and VTV overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 86% of VHT and 99% of VTV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 15% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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