Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VO vs XLE: how they differ
VO and XLE hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and XLE returned more over the year.
Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund and State Street(R) Energy Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VO and XLE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in VO | Only in XLE |
|---|---|
| Vertiv Holdings Co 1.23% | EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 20.13% |
| Western Digital Corp 1.07% | CHEVRON CORP 15.18% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 1.05% | CONOCOPHILLIPS 6.36% |
| Quanta Services Inc 1.05% | MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 5.63% |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc 1.04% | PHILLIPS 66 5.52% |
| Cummins Inc 0.95% | VALERO ENERGY CORP 5.38% |
| Datadog Inc 0.84% | SLB LTD 4.49% |
| Bloom Energy Corp 0.79% | 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.
| VO Vanguard Mid-Cap 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 | Mid-Cap | Energy |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.0% | +50.7% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −5.5 pts | +33.2 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.08% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 91.4% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 282 | 24 |
VO in plain words
VO is an index equity fund tracking the Mid-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 282 positions, with the top ten at 9.6%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 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, VO or XLE?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VO returned +12.0% and XLE returned +50.7%, so XLE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VO or XLE?
- VO charges 0.03% a year and XLE charges 0.08%, so VO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VO and XLE overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 91% of VO and 100% of XLE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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