Which returned more over the last year, VYM or XLK?

In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VYM returned +20.9% and XLK returned +43.4%, so XLK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VYM or XLK?

VYM charges 0.04% a year and XLK charges 0.08%, so VYM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do VYM and XLK overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 92% of VYM and 100% of XLK by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

VYM vs XLK

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Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund and State Street(R) Technology Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

VYM and XLK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund	XLK State Street(R) Technology Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	Vanguard	State Street
What it is	US high dividend	Technology
Total return, 1 year	+20.9%	+43.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+20.0%	+20.0%
Gap to the S&P 500	+0.9 pts	+23.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.08%
Already in the S&P 500	92.2%	100.0%
Holdings	608	74

VYM in plain words

VYM is a index equity fund tracking US high dividend. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +20.9% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% 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%.

XLK in plain words

XLK is a index equity fund tracking Technology. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +43.4% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% 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 74 positions, with the top ten at 64.5%. It sat 5.4% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VYM or XLK?: In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VYM returned +20.9% and XLK returned +43.4%, so XLK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VYM or XLK?: VYM charges 0.04% a year and XLK charges 0.08%, so VYM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VYM and XLK overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 92% of VYM and 100% of XLK by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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