VHT vs XHB

Vanguard Health Care ETF vs SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF

Quick take
  • VHT has the lower expense ratio at 0.09% vs 0.35% for XHB.
  • VHT pays a higher dividend yield (1.72%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricVHTXHB
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.09%0.35%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
1.72%0.74%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$18.51B$1.53B
YTD return
-4.77%3.01%
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.
0.641.65
P/E ratio
25.4417.84
Last price
$271.09$102.66
Inception
Issuer
VanguardState Street

VHT top holdings

Top holdings · VHT
LLYEli Lilly and Co11.89%
JNJJohnson & Johnson9.34%
ABBVAbbVie Inc6.18%
MRKMerck & Co Inc4.80%
UNHUnitedHealth Group Inc3.94%
AMGNAmgen Inc3.05%
TMOThermo Fisher Scientific Inc2.97%
ABTAbbott Laboratories2.87%
GILDGilead Sciences Inc2.78%
ISRGIntuitive Surgical Inc2.63%
Sector breakdown · VHT
Technology0.0%
Financial Services0.0%
Industrials0.0%
Healthcare100.0%

XHB top holdings

Top holdings · XHB
MODModine Manufacturing Co4.14%
BLDTopBuild Corp3.80%
OCOwens-Corning Inc3.74%
MASMasco Corp3.74%
CARRCarrier Global Corp Ordinary Shares3.73%
TTTrane Technologies PLC Class A3.71%
JCIJohnson Controls International PLC Registered Shares3.52%
DHID.R. Horton Inc3.51%
LIILennox International Inc3.43%
MTHMeritage Homes Corp3.36%
Sector breakdown · XHB
Real Estate1.1%
Consumer Cyclical60.8%
Industrials38.1%

About VHT

VHT (Vanguard Health Care ETF) is US health care sector stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $18.5B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 1.72%. Its largest holding is Eli Lilly and Co (LLY), which represents 11.9% of the portfolio. Technology is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.0%.

About XHB

XHB (SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF) is US homebuilders and related companies. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $1.5B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.35%, a dividend yield of 0.74%. Its largest holding is Modine Manufacturing Co (MOD), which represents 4.1% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 1.1%.