VTI vs XLC

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF vs Communication Services Select Sector SPDR

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

Side-by-side metrics

MetricVTIXLC
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.03%0.08%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
1.06%1.38%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$1.82T$21.45B
YTD return
11.58%-7.98%
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.
1.000.93
P/E ratio
23.7017.29
Last price
$375.03$108.84
Inception
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Issuer
VanguardState Street

VTI top holdings

Top holdings · VTI
NVDANVIDIA Corp7.13%
AAPLApple Inc6.63%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp5.20%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc3.30%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A2.76%
AVGOBroadcom Inc2.28%
METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A2.18%
GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C2.18%
MUMicron Technology Inc1.64%
TSLATesla Inc1.37%
Sector breakdown · VTI
Real Estate2.2%
Consumer Cyclical8.7%
Basic Materials1.8%
Consumer Defensive4.2%
Technology38.1%
Communication Services9.2%
Financial Services11.5%
Utilities1.9%
Industrials8.8%
Energy3.6%
Healthcare10.0%

XLC top holdings

Top holdings · XLC
METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A22.00%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A11.08%
GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C8.92%
DISThe Walt Disney Co5.55%
CMCSAComcast Corp Class A4.92%
TTWOTake-Two Interactive Software Inc4.70%
VZVerizon Communications Inc4.69%
TMUST-Mobile US Inc4.60%
TAT&T Inc4.44%
NFLXNetflix Inc4.26%
Sector breakdown · XLC
Communication Services100.0%

About VTI

VTI (Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF) is Exposure to the entire US equity market across all market caps. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $1.8T in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.03%, a dividend yield of 1.06%. Its largest holding is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), which represents 7.1% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 2.2%.

About XLC

XLC (Communication Services Select Sector SPDR) is S&P 500 communication services sector. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $21.4B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.08%, a dividend yield of 1.38%. Its largest holding is Meta Platforms Inc Class A (META), which represents 22.0% of the portfolio. Communication Services is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.