Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VHT vs XLG: how they differ
VHT and XLG hold 7% of their weight in the same names, and VHT returned more over the year.
Vanguard Health Care Index Fund and Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VHT and XLG hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VHT | XLG |
|---|---|---|
| Eli Lilly & Co | 14.07% | 2.00% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 8.48% | 1.50% |
| AbbVie Inc | 6.10% | 1.01% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc | 5.46% | 0.91% |
| Merck & Co Inc | 4.67% | 0.73% |
| Intuitive Surgical Inc | 2.39% | 0.44% |
| Abbott Laboratories | 2.36% | 0.43% |
| Only in VHT | Only in XLG |
|---|---|
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 2.93% | NVIDIA Corp. 13.10% |
| Amgen Inc 2.87% | Apple Inc. 10.76% |
| Gilead Sciences Inc 2.64% | Microsoft Corp. 8.18% |
| Pfizer Inc 2.36% | Amazon.com, Inc. 6.99% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 1.84% | Alphabet Inc. 6.05% |
| Danaher Corp 1.84% | Broadcom Inc. 4.85% |
| CVS Health Corp 1.83% | Alphabet Inc. 4.82% |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc 1.80% | Meta Platforms, Inc. 3.61% |
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 | XLG Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Invesco |
| What it is | Health Care | S&P 500 top 50 |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.6% | +12.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.1 pts | −5.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.20% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 85.6% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 401 | 51 |
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.
XLG in plain words
XLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 top 50. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 51 positions, with the top ten at 63.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VHT or XLG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VHT returned +21.6% and XLG returned +12.2%, so VHT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VHT or XLG?
- VHT charges 0.09% a year and XLG charges 0.20%, so VHT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VHT and XLG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 86% of VHT and 100% of XLG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 7% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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