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 (2.50%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricVHTXLE
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.09%0.08%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
1.72%2.50%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$18.51B$41.39B
YTD return
-4.77%28.31%
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.
0.640.12
P/E ratio
25.4420.34
Last price
$271.09$55.95
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%

XLE top holdings

Top holdings · XLE
XOMExxon Mobil Corp22.18%
CVXChevron Corp16.61%
COPConocoPhillips7.06%
SLBSLB Ltd4.62%
WMBWilliams Companies Inc4.37%
VLOValero Energy Corp4.19%
EOGEOG Resources Inc4.14%
MPCMarathon Petroleum Corp3.98%
PSXPhillips 663.92%
BKRBaker Hughes Co Class A3.74%
Sector breakdown · XLE
Energy100.0%

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 XLE

XLE (Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund) is S&P 500 energy sector. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $41.4B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.08%, a dividend yield of 2.50%. Its largest holding is Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM), which represents 22.2% of the portfolio. Energy is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.