VHT vs XLY

Vanguard Health Care ETF vs Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR

Quick take
  • XLY has the lower expense ratio at 0.08% vs 0.09% for VHT.
  • VHT pays a higher dividend yield (1.58%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricVHTXLY
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.09%0.08%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
1.58%0.77%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$20.39B$22.59B
YTD return
7.21%-3.06%
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.
0.571.13
P/E ratio
26.4129.76
Last price
$305.90$116.58
Inception
Issuer
VanguardState Street

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%

XLY top holdings

Top holdings · XLY
AMZNAmazon.com Inc22.20%
TSLATesla Inc19.62%
HDThe Home Depot Inc5.82%
MCDMcDonald's Corp4.15%
TJXTJX Companies Inc3.92%
BKNGBooking Holdings Inc3.43%
LOWLowe's Companies Inc3.07%
SBUXStarbucks Corp2.90%
MARMarriott International Inc Class A2.02%
RCLRoyal Caribbean Group1.97%
Sector breakdown · XLY
Consumer Cyclical99.0%
Technology1.0%

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%.

About XLY

XLY (Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR) is S&P 500 consumer discretionary sector. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $22.6B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.08%, a dividend yield of 0.77%. Its largest holding is Amazon.com Inc (AMZN), which represents 22.2% of the portfolio. Consumer Cyclical is the fund's largest sector exposure at 99.0%.