VHT vs XBI

Vanguard Health Care ETF vs SPDR S&P Biotech ETF

Quick take
  • • VHT has the lower expense ratio at 0.09% vs 0.35% for XBI.
  • • VHT pays a higher dividend yield (1.35%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricVHTXBI
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.09%0.35%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
1.35%0.35%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$23.73B$10.92B
YTD return
22.17%28.80%
1-year return
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3-year return
Annualized.
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5-year return
Annualized.
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10-year return
Annualized.
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Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
0.461.01
P/E ratio
32.41—
Last price
$347.68$156.41
Inception
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Issuer
VanguardState Street

VHT top holdings

Top holdings · VHT
LLYEli Lilly and Co12.93%
JNJJohnson & Johnson8.78%
ABBVAbbVie Inc6.45%
MRKMerck & Co Inc5.01%
UNHUnitedHealth Group Inc4.65%
TMOThermo Fisher Scientific Inc3.50%
AMGNAmgen Inc3.18%
GILDGilead Sciences Inc2.58%
ABTAbbott Laboratories2.40%
PFEPfizer Inc2.27%
Sector breakdown · VHT
Technology0.0%
Financial Services0.0%
Industrials0.0%
Healthcare100.0%

XBI top holdings

Top holdings · XBI
MRNAModerna Inc2.37%
NTRANatera Inc1.82%
HALOHalozyme Therapeutics Inc1.77%
TWSTTwist Bioscience Corp1.77%
BIIBBiogen Inc1.75%
AMGNAmgen Inc1.73%
EXELExelixis Inc1.73%
UTHRUnited Therapeutics Corp1.72%
ABBVAbbVie Inc1.71%
GILDGilead Sciences Inc1.70%
Sector breakdown · XBI
Financial Services0.6%
Healthcare99.3%

About VHT

VHT (Vanguard Health Care ETF) is US health care sector stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $23.7B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 1.35%. Its largest holding is Eli Lilly and Co (LLY), which represents 12.9% of the portfolio. Technology is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.0%.

About XBI

XBI (SPDR S&P Biotech ETF) is Equal-weight biotech stocks in the S&P Biotech Index. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $10.9B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.35%, a dividend yield of 0.35%. Its largest holding is Moderna Inc (MRNA), which represents 2.4% of the portfolio. Financial Services is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.6%.