Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VO vs XLRE: how they differ
VO and XLRE hold 5% of their weight in the same names, and VO returned more over the year.
Vanguard Mid-Cap 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, VO and XLRE hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VO | XLRE |
|---|---|---|
| Simon Property Group Inc | 0.67% | 5.01% |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc | 0.61% | 4.55% |
| Realty Income Corp | 0.56% | 4.57% |
| Public Storage | 0.49% | 4.51% |
| Ventas Inc | 0.42% | 4.50% |
| CBRE Group Inc | 0.38% | 4.11% |
| Iron Mountain Inc | 0.35% | 3.91% |
| Crown Castle Inc | 0.32% | 3.44% |
| Extra Space Storage Inc | 0.30% | 3.20% |
| VICI Properties Inc | 0.26% | 3.02% |
| AvalonBay Communities Inc | 0.26% | 2.73% |
| Equity Residential | 0.25% | 2.41% |
| Only in VO | Only in XLRE |
|---|---|
| Vertiv Holdings Co 1.23% | Welltower Inc 11.07% |
| Western Digital Corp 1.07% | Prologis Inc 8.72% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 1.05% | Equinix Inc 7.10% |
| Quanta Services Inc 1.05% | American Tower Corp 5.26% |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc 1.04% | Essex Property Trust Inc 1.95% |
| Cummins Inc 0.95% | Weyerhaeuser Co 1.80% |
| Datadog Inc 0.84% | Kimco Realty Corp 1.78% |
| Bloom Energy Corp 0.79% | Invitation Homes Inc 1.72% |
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.
| VO Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund | XLRE State Street(R) Real Estate Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | State Street |
| What it is | Mid-Cap | Real estate |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.0% | +5.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −5.5 pts | −11.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.08% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 91.4% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 282 | 31 |
VO in plain words
VO is an index equity fund tracking the Mid-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 282 positions, with the top ten at 9.6%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 14, 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, VO or XLRE?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VO returned +12.0% and XLRE returned +5.6%, so VO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VO or XLRE?
- VO charges 0.03% a year and XLRE charges 0.08%, so VO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VO and XLRE overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 91% of VO and 100% of XLRE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 5% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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