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

In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VIG returned +19.2% and XLSR +9.5%.

Which is cheaper, VIG or XLSR?

VIG is cheaper, by 0.66 percentage points a year. That is about $66 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 93% of VIG and 34% of XLSR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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VIG vs XLSR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, VIG returned +19.2% to XLSR's +9.5%; 8% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $115.8bn on Oct 31, 2026 for Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF, and $1.1bn on Nov 3, 2026 for State Street US Sector Rotation ETF.

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At a glance

+19.2%

VIG total return, 1 year

+9.5%

XLSR total return, 1 year

0.04%

VIG expense ratio

0.70%

XLSR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VIG costs 0.66 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.7 points.

VIG vs XLSR: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	VIG	XLSR
Return
Measure	VIG	XLSR
Total return, 1 year	+19.2%	+9.5%
Benchmark
Measure	VIG	XLSR
What it tracks	S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	VIG	XLSR
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.70%
Net assets, VIG as of Oct 31, 2026 and XLSR as of Nov 3, 2026	$115.8bn	$1.1bn
Holdings
Measure	VIG	XLSR
Holdings in common	8%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	34.5%	90.9%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, VIG and XLSR hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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8% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first VIG XLSR

Apple Inc 4.88% 3.71%

Microsoft Corp 4.90% 2.79%

Broadcom Inc 4.30% 1.17%

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Only in VIG

Eli Lilly & Co 4.10%

JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.89%

ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.96%

Johnson & Johnson 2.83%

Visa Inc 2.53%

Walmart Inc 2.05%

AbbVie Inc 2.05%

Mastercard Inc 1.98%

Only in XLSR

STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT 26.80%

STATE STREET HEALTH CARE SELEC 24.28%

STATE STREET FINANCIAL SELECT 11.54%

STATE STREET CONSUMER DISCRETI 6.50%

STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER 4.97%

NVIDIA CORP 3.84%

ALPHABET INC CL A 3.62%

ALPHABET INC CL C 2.85%

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Side by side

VIG Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF XLSR State Street US Sector Rotation ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Vanguard State Street

What it is Tracks an index of Dividend growth Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +19.2% +9.5%

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

Gap to its benchmark not measured −5.3 pts vs VOO

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.70%

Already in the S&P 500 92.6% 34.4%

Holdings 333 21

Net assets, VIG as of Oct 31, 2026 and XLSR as of Nov 3, 2026 $115.8bn $1.1bn

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

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About each fund

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%.

XLSR

XLSR is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +9.5% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.70% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 34% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 21 positions, with the top ten at 90.9%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VIG or XLSR?: In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VIG returned +19.2% and XLSR +9.5%.
Which is cheaper, VIG or XLSR?: VIG is cheaper, by 0.66 percentage points a year. That is about $66 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VIG and XLSR overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 93% of VIG and 34% of XLSR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

VIG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VIG ↗

XLSR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLSR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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