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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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VPU vs XBI: how they differ

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

Vanguard Utilities 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, VPU 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 VPUOnly in XBI
NextEra Energy Inc 11.84%MODERNA INC 2.87%
Southern Co/The 6.70%TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP 1.81%
Duke Energy Corp 6.31%HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INC 1.47%
Constellation Energy Corp 5.86%NATERA INC 1.46%
American Electric Power Co Inc 4.47%KYMERA THERAPEUTICS INC 1.45%
Sempra 3.85%TRAVERE THERAPEUTICS INC 1.40%
Dominion Energy Inc 3.78%ROIVANT SCIENCES LTD 1.39%
Vistra Corp 3.59%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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

VPU and XBI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
VPU
Vanguard Utilities Index Fund
XBI
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Biotech ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanguardState Street
What it isUtilitiesSPDR S&P Biotech
Total return, 1 year+2.1%+64.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−15.4 pts+46.5 pts
Expense ratio0.09%0.35%
Already in the S&P 50090.1%8.5%
Holdings66154

VPU in plain words

VPU is an index equity fund tracking the Utilities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 66 positions, with the top ten at 52.7%. It sat 9.8% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

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, VPU or XBI?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VPU returned +2.1% and XBI returned +64.0%, so XBI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VPU or XBI?
VPU charges 0.09% a year and XBI charges 0.35%, so VPU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VPU and XBI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 90% of VPU 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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