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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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VHT vs XLRE: how they differ

VHT and XLRE 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) Real Estate Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VHT and XLRE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in VHTOnly in XLRE
Eli Lilly & Co 14.07%Welltower Inc 11.07%
Johnson & Johnson 8.48%Prologis Inc 8.72%
AbbVie Inc 6.10%Equinix Inc 7.10%
UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.46%American Tower Corp 5.26%
Merck & Co Inc 4.67%Simon Property Group Inc 5.01%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 2.93%Realty Income Corp 4.57%
Amgen Inc 2.87%Digital Realty Trust Inc 4.55%
Gilead Sciences Inc 2.64%Public Storage 4.51%

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 and XLRE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
VHT
Vanguard Health Care Index Fund
XLRE
State Street(R) Real Estate Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanguardState Street
What it isHealth CareReal estate
Total return, 1 year+21.6%+5.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+4.1 pts−11.9 pts
Expense ratio0.09%0.08%
Already in the S&P 50085.6%100.0%
Holdings40131

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.

XLRE in plain words

XLRE is an index equity fund tracking the Real estate. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +5.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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 31 positions, with the top ten at 59.4%. It sat 5.6% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VHT or XLRE?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VHT returned +21.6% and XLRE returned +5.6%, so VHT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VHT or XLRE?
VHT charges 0.09% a year and XLRE charges 0.08%, so XLRE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VHT and XLRE overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 86% of VHT and 100% of XLRE 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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