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

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VOE vs XBI: how they differ

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

Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Fund and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Biotech ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VOE and XBI 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 VOEOnly in XBI
Cummins Inc 1.71%MODERNA INC 2.87%
Valero Energy Corp 1.34%TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP 1.81%
Marathon Petroleum Corp 1.29%HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INC 1.47%
CRH PLC 1.24%NATERA INC 1.46%
United Rentals Inc 1.23%KYMERA THERAPEUTICS INC 1.45%
General Motors Co 1.21%TRAVERE THERAPEUTICS INC 1.40%
SLB Ltd 1.21%ROIVANT SCIENCES LTD 1.39%
Simon Property Group Inc 1.20%ORUKA THERAPEUTICS INC 1.38%

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.

VOE and XBI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
VOE
Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Fund
XBI
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Biotech ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanguardState Street
What it isMid-Cap ValueSPDR S&P Biotech
Total return, 1 year+20.2%+64.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+2.7 pts+46.5 pts
Expense ratio0.05%0.35%
Already in the S&P 50096.6%8.5%
Holdings170154

VOE in plain words

VOE is an index equity fund tracking the Mid-Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +20.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 170 positions, with the top ten at 12.7%.

XBI in plain words

XBI is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Biotech. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +64.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 8% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 154 positions, with the top ten at 15.9%. It sat 9.6% below its high of Feb 8, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VOE or XBI?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VOE returned +20.2% and XBI returned +64.0%, so XBI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VOE or XBI?
VOE charges 0.05% a year and XBI charges 0.35%, so VOE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VOE and XBI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 97% of VOE and 8% of XBI 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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