Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VXF vs XLRE: how they differ
VXF and XLRE hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VXF returned more over the year.
Vanguard Extended Market 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, VXF and XLRE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in VXF | Only in XLRE |
|---|---|
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.19% | Welltower Inc 11.07% |
| Snowflake Inc 1.03% | Prologis Inc 8.72% |
| Bloom Energy Corp 0.93% | Equinix Inc 7.10% |
| Cloudflare Inc 0.92% | American Tower Corp 5.26% |
| Astera Labs Inc 0.76% | Simon Property Group Inc 5.01% |
| Rocket Lab Corp 0.61% | Realty Income Corp 4.57% |
| Cheniere Energy Inc 0.59% | Digital Realty Trust Inc 4.55% |
| Ferguson Enterprises Inc 0.54% | Public Storage 4.51% |
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.
| VXF Vanguard Extended Market 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 | Extended Market | Real estate |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.1% | +5.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −3.4 pts | −11.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.05% | 0.08% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 3365 | 31 |
VXF in plain words
VXF is an index equity fund tracking the Extended Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.1% 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 Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3365 positions, with the top ten at 7.6%. It sat 5.1% 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, VXF or XLRE?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VXF returned +14.1% and XLRE returned +5.6%, so VXF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VXF or XLRE?
- VXF charges 0.05% a year and XLRE charges 0.08%, so VXF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VXF and XLRE overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of VXF and 100% of XLRE 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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