VHT vs XLE

Vanguard Health Care ETF vs Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

Quick take
  • • XLE has the lower expense ratio at 0.08% vs 0.09% for VHT.
  • • XLE pays a higher dividend yield (2.18%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricVHTXLE
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.09%0.08%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
1.35%2.18%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$23.73B$46.37B
YTD return
22.17%41.28%
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.
0.46-0.22
P/E ratio
32.4115.75
Last price
$347.68$63.05
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%

XLE top holdings

Top holdings · XLE
XOMExxonMobil Holdings Corp24.29%
CVXChevron Corp18.29%
COPConocoPhillips7.27%
MPCMarathon Petroleum Corp4.64%
PSXPhillips 664.52%
VLOValero Energy Corp4.28%
WMBWilliams Companies Inc4.12%
EOGEOG Resources Inc4.07%
SLBSLB Ltd3.74%
TRGPTarga Resources Corp3.16%
Sector breakdown · XLE
Energy100.0%

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 XLE

XLE (Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund) is S&P 500 energy sector. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $46.4B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.08%, a dividend yield of 2.18%. Its largest holding is ExxonMobil Holdings Corp (XOM), which represents 24.3% of the portfolio. Energy is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.