Which returned more over the last year, VONG or XLB?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VONG returned +1.1% and XLB +18.5%.

Which is cheaper, VONG or XLB?

VONG is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do VONG and XLB overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 96% of VONG and 100% of XLB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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VONG vs XLB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VONG returned +1.1% to XLB's +18.5%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $47.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF, and $8.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+1.1%

VONG total return, 1 year

+18.5%

XLB total return, 1 year

0.06%

VONG expense ratio

0.08%

XLB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VONG costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.4 points; VONG is 6.0 times larger.

VONG vs XLB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	VONG	XLB
Return
Measure	VONG	XLB
Total return, 1 year	+1.1%	+18.5%
Drawdown
Measure	VONG	XLB
Below its high	4.8%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	VONG	XLB
What it tracks	Russell 1000 Growth Index	Materials Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	VONG	XLB
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$47.1bn	$7.8bn
Holdings
Measure	VONG	XLB
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	57.6%	58.5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, VONG and XLB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first VONG XLB

Sherwin-Williams Co 0.06% 4.73%

Steel Dynamics Inc 0.01% 4.77%

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Only in VONG

NVIDIA Corp 15.63%

Apple Inc 7.65%

Alphabet Inc 5.88%

Microsoft Corp 5.59%

Broadcom Inc 4.79%

Alphabet Inc 4.75%

Meta Platforms Inc 3.83%

Micron Technology Inc 3.52%

Only in XLB

LINDE PLC 12.96%

NEWMONT CORP 6.56%

FREEPORT MCMORAN INC 5.23%

ECOLAB INC 4.98%

VULCAN MATERIALS CO 4.89%

NUCOR CORP 4.89%

AIR PRODUCTS + CHEMICALS INC 4.84%

MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS 4.62%

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Side by side

VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF XLB State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Vanguard State Street

What it is Tracks the Russell 1000 Growth Tracks an index of Materials

Total return, 1 year +1.1% +18.5%

Its benchmark over the same days +0.9% (IWF) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +0.2 pts vs IWF not measured

Expense ratio 0.06% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 95.5% 99.8%

Holdings 373 25

Net assets, VONG as of Sep 30, 2026 and XLB as of Oct 27, 2026 $47.1bn $8.1bn

VONG and XLB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

VONG

VONG tracks the Russell 1000 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.1% with distributions reinvested, against +0.9% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 373 positions, with the top ten at 57.6%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

XLB

XLB tracks an index of Materials. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 25 positions, with the top ten at 58.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VONG or XLB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VONG returned +1.1% and XLB +18.5%.
Which is cheaper, VONG or XLB?: VONG is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VONG and XLB overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 96% of VONG and 100% of XLB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

VONG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VONG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VONG ↗

XLB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLB 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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