Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VOOG vs XLRE: how they differ
VOOG and XLRE hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and VOOG returned more over the year.
Vanguard S&P 500 Growth 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, VOOG and XLRE hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VOOG | XLRE |
|---|---|---|
| Welltower Inc | 0.40% | 11.07% |
| Simon Property Group Inc | 0.08% | 5.01% |
| Ventas Inc | 0.06% | 4.50% |
| Only in VOOG | Only in XLRE |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 14.29% | Prologis Inc 8.72% |
| Microsoft Corp 9.31% | Equinix Inc 7.10% |
| Apple Inc 6.38% | American Tower Corp 5.26% |
| Alphabet Inc 6.17% | Realty Income Corp 4.57% |
| Broadcom Inc 5.90% | Digital Realty Trust Inc 4.55% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.90% | Public Storage 4.51% |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.90% | CBRE Group Inc 4.11% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 3.85% | Iron Mountain Inc 3.91% |
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.
| VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth 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 | S&P 500 Growth | Real estate |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.8% | +5.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +0.3 pts | −11.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.05% | 0.08% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 146 | 31 |
VOOG in plain words
VOOG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 146 positions, with the top ten at 60.2%.
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, VOOG or XLRE?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VOOG returned +17.8% and XLRE returned +5.6%, so VOOG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VOOG or XLRE?
- VOOG charges 0.05% a year and XLRE charges 0.08%, so VOOG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VOOG and XLRE overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of VOOG and 100% of XLRE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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