Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VOO vs XSD
Vanguard 500 Index Fund and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Semiconductor ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VOO and XSD hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VOO | XSD |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | 2.78% | 2.13% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 7.53% | 2.10% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 2.02% | 2.73% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 1.47% | 2.71% |
| Intel Corp | 1.03% | 2.75% |
| Texas Instruments Inc | 0.42% | 2.22% |
| Marvell Technology Inc | 0.41% | 2.49% |
| QUALCOMM Inc | 0.30% | 2.04% |
| Analog Devices Inc | 0.30% | 2.13% |
| Monolithic Power Systems Inc | 0.11% | 1.97% |
| Microchip Technology Inc | 0.08% | 2.19% |
| ON Semiconductor Corp | 0.06% | 1.80% |
| Only in VOO | Only in XSD |
|---|---|
| Apple Inc 6.61% | MaxLinear Inc 3.75% |
| Microsoft Corp 4.31% | Allegro MicroSystems Inc 3.30% |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.63% | Astera Labs Inc 3.08% |
| Alphabet Inc 3.26% | Ambarella Inc 2.89% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.60% | Penguin Solutions Inc 2.74% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 1.92% | T1 Energy Inc 2.59% |
| Tesla Inc 1.84% | Impinj Inc 2.45% |
| Eli Lilly & Co 1.48% | Lattice Semiconductor Corp 2.44% |
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 as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
| VOO Vanguard 500 Index Fund | XSD State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Semiconductor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core fund | Themes desk |
| Issuer | Vanguard | State Street |
| What it is | S&P 500 | Semiconductors |
| Total return, 1 year | +20.1% | +71.8% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +20.0% | +20.0% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +0.1 pts | +51.8 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.35% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 33.4% |
| Holdings | 506 | 47 |
VOO in plain words
VOO is a index equity fund tracking S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +20.1% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% 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 506 positions, with the top ten at 36.5%.
XSD in plain words
By weight, 33% of XSD's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 89%. The top ten holdings are 29% of the fund across 47 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +71.8% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 51.8 pts. It sits 24.3% below its all-time high of Jun 3, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VOO or XSD?
- In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VOO returned +20.1% and XSD returned +71.8%, so XSD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VOO or XSD?
- VOO charges 0.03% a year and XSD charges 0.35%, so VOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VOO and XSD overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of VOO and 33% of XSD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 10% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
- Are VOO and XSD the same kind of fund?
- No. VOO is an index ETF and XSD is a thematic ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.
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