Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VYM vs XHB: how they differ
VYM and XHB hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and VYM returned more over the year.
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Homebuilders ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VYM and XHB hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VYM | XHB |
|---|---|---|
| Home Depot Inc/The | 1.37% | 3.28% |
| Lowe's Cos Inc | 0.56% | 3.03% |
| Carrier Global Corp | 0.22% | 3.20% |
| Williams-Sonoma Inc | 0.09% | 3.34% |
| Lennar Corp | 0.08% | 2.99% |
| Masco Corp | 0.06% | 3.41% |
| Owens Corning | 0.04% | 4.10% |
| Installed Building Products Inc | 0.03% | 3.49% |
| Meritage Homes Corp | 0.02% | 3.53% |
| KB Home | 0.01% | 3.56% |
| Century Communities Inc | 0.01% | 1.30% |
| Only in VYM | Only in XHB |
|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc 8.07% | Advanced Drainage Systems Inc 3.60% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.36% | Builders FirstSource Inc 3.56% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp 2.73% | Toll Brothers Inc 3.52% |
| Johnson & Johnson 2.31% | PulteGroup Inc 3.44% |
| Caterpillar Inc 1.73% | Somnigroup International Inc 3.40% |
| AbbVie Inc 1.57% | Lennox International Inc 3.37% |
| Cisco Systems Inc 1.52% | Champion Homes Inc 3.34% |
| Chevron Corp 1.51% | DR Horton Inc 3.29% |
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.
| VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund | XHB State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Homebuilders ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | State Street |
| What it is | US high dividend | SPDR S&P Homebuilders |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.6% | −16.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +0.1 pts | −34.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.04% | 0.35% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 92.2% | 45.7% |
| Holdings | 608 | 35 |
VYM in plain words
VYM is an index equity fund tracking the US high dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 608 positions, with the top ten at 25.7%.
XHB in plain words
XHB is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Homebuilders. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −16.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 46% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 35 positions, with the top ten at 35.6%. It sat 20.6% below its high of Oct 18, 2024 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VYM or XHB?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VYM returned +17.6% and XHB returned −16.6%, so VYM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VYM or XHB?
- VYM charges 0.04% a year and XHB charges 0.35%, so VYM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VYM and XHB overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 92% of VYM and 46% of XHB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 2% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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