VIG vs XLI

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF vs Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

Quick take
  • • VIG has the lower expense ratio at 0.04% vs 0.08% for XLI.
  • • VIG pays a higher dividend yield (1.47%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricVIGXLI
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.04%0.08%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
1.47%1.13%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$135.70B$31.20B
YTD return
14.79%9.74%
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.
0.701.00
P/E ratio
26.3127.47
Last price
$251.63$171.29
Inception
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Issuer
VanguardState Street

VIG top holdings

Top holdings · VIG
MSFTMicrosoft Corp4.91%
AAPLApple Inc4.89%
AVGOBroadcom Inc4.30%
LLYEli Lilly and Co4.10%
JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co3.90%
XOMExxonMobil Holdings Corp2.97%
JNJJohnson & Johnson2.83%
VVisa Inc Class A2.53%
WMTWalmart Inc2.05%
ABBVAbbVie Inc2.05%
Sector breakdown · VIG
Consumer Cyclical3.9%
Basic Materials3.2%
Consumer Defensive9.1%
Technology27.4%
Financial Services20.7%
Utilities2.7%
Industrials10.8%
Energy3.6%
Healthcare18.7%

XLI top holdings

Top holdings · XLI
GEGE Aerospace5.88%
CATCaterpillar Inc5.38%
RTXRTX Corp5.06%
GEVGE Vernova Inc4.29%
UNPUnion Pacific Corp3.39%
DEDeere & Co3.19%
ETNEaton Corp PLC2.70%
BABoeing Co2.55%
UBERUber Technologies Inc2.50%
LMTLockheed Martin Corp2.43%
Sector breakdown · XLI
Consumer Cyclical0.2%
Basic Materials0.4%
Technology6.5%
Industrials93.0%

About VIG

VIG (Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF) is US companies with a record of growing dividends. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $135.7B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.04%, a dividend yield of 1.47%. Its largest holding is Microsoft Corp (MSFT), which represents 4.9% of the portfolio. Consumer Cyclical is the fund's largest sector exposure at 3.9%.

About XLI

XLI (Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund) is S&P 500 industrials sector. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $31.2B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.08%, a dividend yield of 1.13%. Its largest holding is GE Aerospace (GE), which represents 5.9% of the portfolio. Consumer Cyclical is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.2%.