Which returned more over the last year, SECT or VIG?

In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SECT returned +13.1% and VIG +19.2%.

Which is cheaper, SECT or VIG?

VIG is cheaper, by 0.65 percentage points a year. That is about $65 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do SECT and VIG overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of SECT and 93% of VIG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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SECT vs VIG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SECT returned +13.1% to VIG's +19.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $2.8bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Main Sector Rotation ETF, and $115.8bn on Oct 31, 2026 for Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF.

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At a glance

+13.1%

SECT total return, 1 year

+19.2%

VIG total return, 1 year

0.69%

SECT expense ratio

0.04%

VIG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VIG costs 0.65 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.1 points.

SECT vs VIG: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	SECT	VIG
Return
Measure	SECT	VIG
Total return, 1 year	+13.1%	+19.2%
Drawdown
Measure	SECT	VIG
Below its high	3.0%, high on Aug 13, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	SECT	VIG
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index
Cost and size
Measure	SECT	VIG
Expense ratio	0.69%	0.04%
Net assets, SECT as of Jul 31, 2026 and VIG as of Oct 31, 2026	$2.8bn	$115.8bn
Holdings
Measure	SECT	VIG
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	99.6%	34.5%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, SECT and VIG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SECT VIG

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Only in SECT

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 38.39%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 19.67%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 12.44%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 9.03%

INVESCO EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST II 6.08%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 6.02%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 4.01%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 3.91%

Only in VIG

Microsoft Corp 4.90%

Apple Inc 4.88%

Broadcom Inc 4.30%

Eli Lilly & Co 4.10%

JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.89%

ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.96%

Johnson & Johnson 2.83%

Visa Inc 2.53%

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Side by side

SECT Main Sector Rotation ETF VIG Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Main Vanguard

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Dividend growth

Total return, 1 year +13.1% +19.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.8% (VOO) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −1.7 pts vs VOO not measured

Expense ratio 0.69% 0.04%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 92.6%

Holdings 8 333

Net assets, SECT as of Jul 31, 2026 and VIG as of Oct 31, 2026 $2.8bn $115.8bn

SECT and VIG on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

SECT

SECT is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.69% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 8 positions, with the top ten at 99.6%. It sat 3.0% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

VIG

VIG tracks an index of Dividend growth. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +19.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 333 positions, with the top ten at 34.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SECT or VIG?: In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SECT returned +13.1% and VIG +19.2%.
Which is cheaper, SECT or VIG?: VIG is cheaper, by 0.65 percentage points a year. That is about $65 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SECT and VIG overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of SECT and 93% of VIG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

SECT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SECT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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VIG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VIG ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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