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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 XOVR: how they differ

VHT and XOVR hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and VHT returned more over the year.

Vanguard Health Care Index Fund and ERShares Private-Public Crossover ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VHT and XOVR hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions VHT and XOVR both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingVHTXOVR
Natera Inc0.47%3.70%
ResMed Inc0.44%1.36%
Veeva Systems Inc0.43%3.17%
Exelixis Inc0.20%1.89%
Medpace Holdings Inc0.16%1.67%
Globus Medical Inc0.14%1.35%
Tempus AI Inc0.07%2.06%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in VHTOnly in XOVR
Eli Lilly & Co 14.07%Nvidia Corp 9.48%
Johnson & Johnson 8.48%Astera Labs Inc 7.75%
AbbVie Inc 6.10%Alphabet Inc 6.53%
UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.46%Meta Platforms Inc 4.47%
Merck & Co Inc 4.67%Applovin Corp 3.95%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 2.93%Robinhood Markets Inc 3.56%
Amgen Inc 2.87%Reddit Inc 2.78%
Gilead Sciences Inc 2.64%Affirm Holdings Inc 2.64%

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 and XOVR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
VHT
Vanguard Health Care Index Fund
XOVR
ERShares Private-Public Crossover ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanguardERShares
What it isHealth CarePrivate-Public Crossover
Total return, 1 year+21.6%0.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+4.1 pts−17.5 pts
Expense ratio0.09%0.75%
Already in the S&P 50085.6%43.4%
Holdings40132

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.

XOVR in plain words

XOVR is an index equity fund tracking the Private-Public Crossover. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned 0.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.75% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 43% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 32 positions, with the top ten at 63.1%. It sat 4.2% below its high of Oct 27, 2025 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VHT or XOVR?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VHT returned +21.6% and XOVR returned 0.0%, so VHT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VHT or XOVR?
VHT charges 0.09% a year and XOVR charges 0.75%, so VHT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VHT and XOVR overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 86% of VHT and 43% of XOVR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 2% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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