Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VT vs XLI: how they differ
VT and XLI hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and VT returned more over the year.
Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund and State Street(R) Industrial Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VT and XLI hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VT | XLI |
|---|---|---|
| Caterpillar Inc | 0.37% | 8.52% |
| General Electric Co | 0.27% | 6.77% |
| GE Vernova Inc | 0.26% | 5.48% |
| RTX Corp | 0.21% | 4.44% |
| Boeing Co/The | 0.16% | 2.96% |
| Union Pacific Corp | 0.14% | 2.81% |
| Uber Technologies Inc | 0.14% | 2.55% |
| Deere & Co | 0.13% | 2.77% |
| Vertiv Holdings Co | 0.11% | 2.23% |
| Parker-Hannifin Corp | 0.10% | 2.14% |
| Quanta Services Inc | 0.10% | 1.88% |
| Lockheed Martin Corp | 0.10% | 1.79% |
| Only in VT | Only in XLI |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 4.22% | Eaton Corp PLC 2.87% |
| Apple Inc 3.53% | Trane Technologies PLC 1.89% |
| Microsoft Corp 2.73% | Johnson Controls International plc 1.55% |
| Amazon.com Inc 2.29% | Honeywell International Inc 1.23% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.04% | Honeywell Aerospace Inc 1.22% |
| Broadcom Inc 1.74% | Fedex Freight Holding Co Inc 0.28% |
| Alphabet Inc 1.61% | Pentair PLC 0.21% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 1.52% | Allegion plc 0.21% |
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.
| VT Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund | XLI State Street(R) Industrial Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | State Street |
| What it is | Total World Stock | Industrials |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.9% | +14.3% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +1.4 pts | −3.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.06% | 0.08% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 55.2% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 10042 | 81 |
VT in plain words
VT is an index equity fund tracking the Total World Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10042 positions, with the top ten at 21.9%.
XLI in plain words
XLI is an index equity fund tracking the Industrials. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.3% 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 81 positions, with the top ten at 41.4%. It sat 7.6% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VT or XLI?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VT returned +18.9% and XLI returned +14.3%, so VT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VT or XLI?
- VT charges 0.06% a year and XLI charges 0.08%, so VT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VT and XLI overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 55% of VT and 100% of XLI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 4% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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