Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VXF vs XLU: how they differ
VXF and XLU 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) Utilities Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VXF and XLU hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in VXF | Only in XLU |
|---|---|
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.19% | NextEra Energy Inc 12.93% |
| Snowflake Inc 1.03% | Southern Co/The 7.62% |
| Bloom Energy Corp 0.93% | Duke Energy Corp 6.97% |
| Cloudflare Inc 0.92% | Constellation Energy Corp 5.61% |
| Astera Labs Inc 0.76% | American Electric Power Co Inc 5.26% |
| Rocket Lab Corp 0.61% | Sempra 4.28% |
| Cheniere Energy Inc 0.59% | Dominion Energy Inc 4.24% |
| Ferguson Enterprises Inc 0.54% | Entergy Corp 3.71% |
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 | XLU State Street(R) Utilities Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | State Street |
| What it is | Extended Market | Utilities |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.1% | +2.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −3.4 pts | −15.1 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.
XLU in plain words
XLU is an index equity fund tracking the Utilities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.4% 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 31 positions, with the top ten at 57.7%. It sat 10.0% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VXF or XLU?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VXF returned +14.1% and XLU returned +2.4%, so VXF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VXF or XLU?
- VXF charges 0.05% a year and XLU charges 0.08%, so VXF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VXF and XLU overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of VXF and 100% of XLU 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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