Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VNQ vs XHB: how they differ
VNQ and XHB hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VNQ returned more over the year.
Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Homebuilders ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VNQ and XHB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in VNQ | Only in XHB |
|---|---|
| Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund 14.67% | Owens Corning 4.10% |
| Welltower Inc 7.86% | Advanced Drainage Systems Inc 3.60% |
| Prologis Inc 7.02% | KB Home 3.56% |
| Equinix Inc 5.66% | Builders FirstSource Inc 3.56% |
| American Tower Corp 4.55% | Meritage Homes Corp 3.53% |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc 3.67% | Toll Brothers Inc 3.52% |
| Simon Property Group Inc 3.54% | Installed Building Products Inc 3.49% |
| Realty Income Corp 3.12% | PulteGroup Inc 3.44% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
| VNQ Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund | XHB State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Homebuilders ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | State Street |
| What it is | US real estate | SPDR S&P Homebuilders |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.6% | −16.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −11.9 pts | −34.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.13% | 0.35% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 63.3% | 45.7% |
| Holdings | 146 | 35 |
VNQ in plain words
VNQ is an index equity fund tracking the US 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 0.13% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 63% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 146 positions, with the top ten at 54.9%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
XHB in plain words
XHB is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Homebuilders. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −16.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 46% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 35 positions, with the top ten at 35.6%. It sat 20.6% below its high of Oct 18, 2024 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VNQ or XHB?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VNQ returned +5.6% and XHB returned −16.6%, so VNQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VNQ or XHB?
- VNQ charges 0.13% a year and XHB charges 0.35%, so VNQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VNQ and XHB overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 63% of VNQ and 46% of XHB 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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