VOO vs XLV

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF vs Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

Quick take
  • • VOO has the lower expense ratio at 0.03% vs 0.08% for XLV.
  • • XLV pays a higher dividend yield (1.38%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricVOOXLV
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.03%0.08%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
1.07%1.38%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$1.74T$49.10B
YTD return
11.29%23.16%
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.
0.970.41
P/E ratio
24.1730.63
Last price
$699.75$187.94
Inception
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Issuer
VanguardState Street

VOO top holdings

Top holdings · VOO
NVDANVIDIA Corp8.39%
AAPLApple Inc7.38%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp5.78%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc3.71%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A3.07%
AVGOBroadcom Inc2.54%
GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C2.45%
METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A2.43%
MUMicron Technology Inc1.83%
TSLATesla Inc1.52%
Sector breakdown · VOO
Real Estate1.7%
Consumer Cyclical8.8%
Basic Materials1.6%
Consumer Defensive4.3%
Technology40.5%
Communication Services9.9%
Financial Services11.1%
Utilities1.9%
Industrials7.6%
Energy3.4%
Healthcare9.3%

XLV top holdings

Top holdings · XLV
LLYEli Lilly and Co16.88%
JNJJohnson & Johnson9.80%
ABBVAbbVie Inc7.76%
MRKMerck & Co Inc5.49%
UNHUnitedHealth Group Inc5.44%
TMOThermo Fisher Scientific Inc3.84%
AMGNAmgen Inc3.75%
GILDGilead Sciences Inc3.15%
ABTAbbott Laboratories2.74%
PFEPfizer Inc2.59%
Sector breakdown · XLV
Healthcare100.0%

About VOO

VOO (Vanguard S&P 500 ETF) is Tracks the S&P 500 index of 500 large US companies. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $1.7T in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.03%, a dividend yield of 1.07%. Its largest holding is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), which represents 8.4% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 1.7%.

About XLV

XLV (Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund) is S&P 500 health care sector. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $49.1B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.08%, a dividend yield of 1.38%. Its largest holding is Eli Lilly and Co (LLY), which represents 16.9% of the portfolio. Healthcare is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.