Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VTWO vs XLV: how they differ
VTWO and XLV hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VTWO returned more over the year.
Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund and State Street(R) Health Care Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VTWO and XLV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in VTWO | Only in XLV |
|---|---|
| Bloom Energy Corp 1.83% | Eli Lilly & Co 16.56% |
| Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.12% | Johnson & Johnson 10.67% |
| Sterling Infrastructure Inc 0.76% | AbbVie Inc 7.76% |
| Fabrinet 0.69% | UnitedHealth Group Inc 6.59% |
| Nextpower Inc 0.67% | Merck & Co Inc 5.54% |
| IonQ Inc 0.63% | Amgen Inc 3.41% |
| Coeur Mining Inc 0.58% | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 3.25% |
| TTM Technologies Inc 0.52% | Abbott Laboratories 2.76% |
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.
| VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund | XLV State Street(R) Health Care Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | State Street |
| What it is | Russell 2000 | Health care |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.4% | +20.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +3.9 pts | +2.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.07% | 0.08% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.5% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 1951 | 59 |
VTWO in plain words
VTWO is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 2000. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1951 positions, with the top ten at 7.8%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
XLV in plain words
XLV is an index equity fund tracking the Health care. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +20.4% 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 59 positions, with the top ten at 61.7%. It sat 5.9% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VTWO or XLV?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VTWO returned +21.4% and XLV returned +20.4%, so VTWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VTWO or XLV?
- VTWO charges 0.07% a year and XLV charges 0.08%, so VTWO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VTWO and XLV overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of VTWO and 100% of XLV 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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