Which returned more over the last year, VGLT or XLE?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGLT returned −5.4% and XLE returned +50.7%, so XLE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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VGLT vs XLE: how they differ

VGLT and XLE hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and XLE returned more over the year.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund and State Street(R) Energy Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VGLT and XLE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in VGLT	Only in XLE
JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.62%	EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 20.13%
Mexico Government International Bond 0.50%	CHEVRON CORP 15.18%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.49%	CONOCOPHILLIPS 6.36%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48%	MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 5.63%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48%	PHILLIPS 66 5.52%
Mexico Government International Bond 0.48%	VALERO ENERGY CORP 5.38%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.44%	SLB LTD 4.49%
Province of British Columbia Canada 0.43%	EOG RESOURCES INC 4.15%

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 Sep 10, 2026.

VGLT and XLE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund	XLE State Street(R) Energy Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	State Street
What it is	Long-term Treasury	Energy
Total return, 1 year	−5.4%	+50.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−22.9 pts	+33.2 pts
Expense ratio	not published	0.08%
Holdings	1703	24

VGLT in plain words

VGLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −5.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 39.2% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

XLE in plain words

XLE is an index equity fund tracking the Energy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +50.7% 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 Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 24 positions, with the top ten at 74.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VGLT or XLE?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGLT returned −5.4% and XLE returned +50.7%, so XLE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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