SPY vs VHT

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust vs Vanguard Health Care ETF

Quick take
  • VHT has the lower expense ratio at 0.09% vs 0.09% for SPY.
  • VHT pays a higher dividend yield (1.58%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricSPYVHT
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.09%0.09%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
1.01%1.58%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$781.19B$20.39B
YTD return
9.89%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.
1.000.57
P/E ratio
27.0426.46
Last price
$751.71$306.54
Inception
Issuer
State StreetVanguard

SPY top holdings

Top holdings · SPY
NVDANVIDIA Corp7.50%
AAPLApple Inc6.58%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp4.29%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc3.61%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A3.24%
AVGOBroadcom Inc2.77%
GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C2.58%
MUMicron Technology Inc2.01%
METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A1.91%
TSLATesla Inc1.83%
Sector breakdown · SPY
Real Estate1.8%
Consumer Cyclical9.5%
Basic Materials1.6%
Consumer Defensive4.5%
Technology38.5%
Communication Services9.9%
Financial Services11.6%
Utilities2.2%
Industrials8.5%
Energy3.0%
Healthcare8.9%

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 SPY

SPY (SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust) is The original S&P 500 ETF, most heavily traded. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $781.2B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 1.01%. Its largest holding is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), which represents 7.5% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 1.8%.

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%.