SDY vs VHT

SPDR S&P Dividend ETF vs Vanguard Health Care ETF

Quick take
  • VHT has the lower expense ratio at 0.09% vs 0.35% for SDY.
  • SDY pays a higher dividend yield (2.45%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricSDYVHT
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.35%0.09%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.45%1.58%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$21.39B$20.39B
YTD return
11.73%7.21%
1-year return
3-year return
Annualized.
5-year return
Annualized.
10-year return
Annualized.
Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
0.580.57
P/E ratio
20.8026.46
Last price
$153.13$306.54
Inception
Issuer
State StreetVanguard

SDY top holdings

Top holdings · SDY
VZVerizon Communications Inc2.14%
ORealty Income Corp2.13%
KVUEKenvue Inc1.75%
KMBKimberly-Clark Corp1.75%
ABBVAbbVie Inc1.62%
QCOMQualcomm Inc1.56%
TXNTexas Instruments Inc1.55%
TGTTarget Corp1.54%
ADPAutomatic Data Processing Inc1.53%
EIXEdison International1.44%
Sector breakdown · SDY
Real Estate4.4%
Consumer Cyclical5.9%
Basic Materials5.8%
Consumer Defensive16.4%
Technology10.3%
Communication Services2.2%
Financial Services12.6%
Utilities14.2%
Industrials17.5%
Energy2.8%
Healthcare7.9%

VHT top holdings

Top holdings · VHT
LLYEli Lilly and Co13.99%
JNJJohnson & Johnson8.44%
ABBVAbbVie Inc6.07%
UNHUnitedHealth Group Inc5.44%
MRKMerck & Co Inc4.63%
TMOThermo Fisher Scientific Inc2.88%
AMGNAmgen Inc2.86%
GILDGilead Sciences Inc2.63%
ISRGIntuitive Surgical Inc2.38%
ABTAbbott Laboratories2.35%
Sector breakdown · VHT
Technology0.0%
Financial Services0.0%
Industrials0.0%
Healthcare100.0%

About SDY

SDY (SPDR S&P Dividend ETF) is Highest-yielding S&P Composite 1500 dividend growers. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $21.4B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.35%, a dividend yield of 2.45%. Its largest holding is Verizon Communications Inc (VZ), which represents 2.1% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 4.4%.

About VHT

VHT (Vanguard Health Care ETF) is US health care sector stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $20.4B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 1.58%. Its largest holding is Eli Lilly and Co (LLY), which represents 14.0% of the portfolio. Technology is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.0%.