VO vs XLF

Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF vs Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

Quick take
  • • VO has the lower expense ratio at 0.03% vs 0.08% for XLF.
  • • XLF pays a higher dividend yield (1.46%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricVOXLF
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.03%0.08%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
1.35%1.46%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$222.43B$53.58B
YTD return
13.60%7.17%
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.
0.910.68
P/E ratio
22.1615.78
Last price
$82.60$58.42
Inception
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Issuer
VanguardState Street

VO top holdings

Top holdings · VO
NETCloudflare Inc1.11%
VLOValero Energy Corp1.10%
MPCMarathon Petroleum Corp1.10%
PSXPhillips 661.01%
PWRQuanta Services Inc0.95%
VRTVertiv Holdings Co Class A0.92%
DDOGDatadog Inc Class A0.91%
HWMHowmet Aerospace Inc0.89%
HOODRobinhood Markets Inc Class A0.88%
LITELumentum Holdings Inc0.86%
Sector breakdown · VO
Real Estate4.8%
Consumer Cyclical8.7%
Basic Materials4.1%
Consumer Defensive4.8%
Technology17.6%
Communication Services2.1%
Financial Services13.8%
Utilities7.7%
Industrials18.5%
Energy8.6%
Healthcare9.3%

XLF top holdings

Top holdings · XLF
BRK-BBerkshire Hathaway Inc Class B12.68%
JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co11.24%
VVisa Inc Class A8.84%
MAMastercard Inc Class A6.47%
BACBank of America Corp4.08%
GSThe Goldman Sachs Group Inc3.27%
WFCWells Fargo & Co3.16%
MSMorgan Stanley2.76%
CCitigroup Inc2.58%
AXPAmerican Express Co2.11%
Sector breakdown · XLF
Technology1.6%
Financial Services98.2%
Industrials0.3%

About VO

VO (Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF) is US mid-cap stocks across sectors. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $222.4B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.03%, a dividend yield of 1.35%. Its largest holding is Cloudflare Inc (NET), which represents 1.1% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 4.8%.

About XLF

XLF (Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund) is S&P 500 financial sector. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $53.6B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.08%, a dividend yield of 1.46%. Its largest holding is Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B (BRK-B), which represents 12.7% of the portfolio. Technology is the fund's largest sector exposure at 1.6%.