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VOO vs XLSR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, VOO returned +14.8% to XLSR's +9.5%; 22% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $1.0tn on Oct 31, 2026 for Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, and $1.1bn on Nov 3, 2026 for State Street US Sector Rotation ETF.

VOO on its own →XLSR on its own →
At a glance
+14.8%
VOO total return, 1 year
+9.5%
XLSR total return, 1 year
0.03%
VOO expense ratio
0.70%
XLSR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VOO costs 0.67 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.3 points.

VOO vs XLSR: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureVOOXLSR
Return
Total return, 1 year+14.8%+9.5%
Benchmark
What it tracksS&P 500 IndexNo index, actively managed
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.03%0.70%
Net assets, VOO as of Oct 31, 2026 and XLSR as of Nov 3, 2026$1.0tn$1.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common22%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund39.1%90.9%

Method

What they share

22%

By the books each fund has filed, VOO and XLSR hold 22% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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22% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first VOO XLSR
NVIDIA Corp 8.40% 3.84%
Apple Inc 7.39% 3.71%
Alphabet Inc 3.07% 3.62%
Microsoft Corp 5.79% 2.79%
Alphabet Inc 2.46% 2.85%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.43% 2.37%
Amazon.com Inc 3.72% 1.81%
Broadcom Inc 2.54% 1.17%
Micron Technology Inc 1.83% 0.45%
Netflix Inc 0.44% 0.30%
Tesla Inc 1.52% 0.20%
Verizon Communications Inc 0.29% 0.12%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in VOO
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.41%
Eli Lilly & Co 1.41%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.34%
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 1.02%
Johnson & Johnson 0.97%
Visa Inc 0.91%
Intel Corp 0.91%
Walmart Inc 0.70%
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%
STATE STREET INDUSTRIAL SELECT 1.38%
STATE STREET ENERGY SELECT SEC 1.16%
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Side by side

VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF XLSR State Street US Sector Rotation ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Vanguard State Street
What it is Tracks the S&P 500 Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +14.8% +9.5%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.8% (IVV) +14.8% (VOO)
Gap to its benchmark 0.0 pts vs IVV −5.3 pts vs VOO
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.70%
Already in the S&P 500 99.7% 34.4%
Holdings 505 21
Net assets, VOO as of Oct 31, 2026 and XLSR as of Nov 3, 2026 $1.0tn $1.1bn

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

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About each fund
VOO

VOO tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 505 positions, with the top ten at 39.1%.

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, VOO or XLSR?
In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VOO returned +14.8% and XLSR +9.5%.
Which is cheaper, VOO or XLSR?
VOO is cheaper, by 0.67 percentage points a year. That is about $67 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VOO and XLSR overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of VOO and 34% of XLSR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where to next
VOO on its own →XLSR on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →VOO dividend history →VOO holdings →XLSR dividend history →XLSR holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
VOO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VOO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VOO ↗
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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