VUG vs XLI

Vanguard Growth ETF vs Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

Quick take
  • • VUG has the lower expense ratio at 0.03% vs 0.08% for XLI.
  • • XLI pays a higher dividend yield (1.13%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricVUGXLI
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.03%0.08%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
0.41%1.13%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$370.54B$31.20B
YTD return
4.20%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.
1.241.00
P/E ratio
29.3427.47
Last price
$85.73$171.29
Inception
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Issuer
VanguardState Street

VUG top holdings

Top holdings · VUG
NVDANVIDIA Corp13.48%
AAPLApple Inc12.50%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp9.74%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A5.16%
AVGOBroadcom Inc4.34%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc4.26%
METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A4.23%
GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C4.09%
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc2.66%
TSLATesla Inc2.65%
Sector breakdown · VUG
Real Estate0.9%
Consumer Cyclical10.0%
Basic Materials0.4%
Consumer Defensive1.3%
Technology59.6%
Communication Services15.0%
Financial Services3.9%
Industrials4.4%
Energy0.3%
Healthcare4.3%

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 VUG

VUG (Vanguard Growth ETF) is Large-cap US growth stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $370.5B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.03%, a dividend yield of 0.41%. Its largest holding is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), which represents 13.5% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.9%.

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%.