Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VHT vs XLC: how they differ
VHT and XLC hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VHT returned more over the year.
Vanguard Health Care Index Fund and State Street(R) Communication Services Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VHT and XLC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in VHT | Only in XLC |
|---|---|
| Eli Lilly & Co 14.07% | Meta Platforms Inc 19.93% |
| Johnson & Johnson 8.48% | Alphabet Inc 13.10% |
| AbbVie Inc 6.10% | Alphabet Inc 10.44% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.46% | Take-Two Interactive Software Inc 5.26% |
| Merck & Co Inc 4.67% | Netflix Inc 4.84% |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 2.93% | Comcast Corp 4.71% |
| Amgen Inc 2.87% | Warner Bros Discovery Inc 4.67% |
| Gilead Sciences Inc 2.64% | Electronic Arts Inc 4.64% |
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 | XLC State Street(R) Communication Services Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | State Street |
| What it is | Health Care | Communication services |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.6% | −2.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.1 pts | −19.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.08% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 85.6% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 401 | 23 |
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.
XLC in plain words
XLC is an index equity fund tracking the Communication services. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.0% 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 23 positions, with the top ten at 76.2%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Jan 30, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VHT or XLC?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VHT returned +21.6% and XLC returned −2.0%, so VHT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VHT or XLC?
- VHT charges 0.09% a year and XLC charges 0.08%, so XLC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VHT and XLC overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 86% of VHT and 100% of XLC 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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