Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VGLT vs XLV: how they differ
VGLT and XLV hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and XLV returned more over the year.
Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund and State Street(R) Health Care Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VGLT and XLV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in VGLT | Only in XLV |
|---|---|
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.62% | ELI LILLY + CO 14.87% |
| Mexico Government International Bond 0.50% | JOHNSON + JOHNSON 10.73% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.49% | ABBVIE INC 7.54% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48% | MERCK + CO. INC. 5.98% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48% | UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 5.90% |
| Mexico Government International Bond 0.48% | THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC 3.75% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.44% | AMGEN INC 3.46% |
| Province of British Columbia Canada 0.43% | ABBOTT LABORATORIES 3.01% |
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 Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund | XLV State Street(R) Health Care Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | State Street |
| What it is | Long-term Treasury | Health care |
| Total return, 1 year | −5.4% | +20.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −22.9 pts | +2.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.08% |
| Holdings | 1703 | 63 |
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.
XLV in plain words
XLV is an index equity fund tracking the Health care. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +20.4% 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 Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 63 positions, with the top ten at 60.9%. It sat 5.9% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VGLT or XLV?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGLT returned −5.4% and XLV returned +20.4%, so XLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
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