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ETF Comparisons

VT vs. XLE

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF

VT
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Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

XLE
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Top 10 comparisons with VT:
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VT
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XLE
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund
SwitchACWIBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF1.00SPGMSSgA Active Trust - SPDR Portfolio MSCI Global Stock Market ETF1.00CRBNBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF1.00URTHBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI World ETF0.99AOABlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core Aggressive Allocation ETF0.99IWVBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Russell 3000 ETF0.97ITOTBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF0.97VTIVanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF0.97DFAUDimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF0.97SCHBSchwab Strategic Trust - Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF0.97

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The top 10 holdings shared by VT and XLE:

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Performance Measures**

for the time period Jun 26, 2008 to Dec 16, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return:

3M Trailing Return:

VT

2.2%

2.8%

XLE

-3.0%

-1.6%

Diff.

+5.2%

+4.4%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

VT

-50.3%

20.7%

XLE

-71.3%

30.6%

Diff.

+21%

-9.9%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

VT

0.49

0.17

XLE

0.26

0.05

Diff.

+0.23

+0.12

VTVanguard Total World Stock ETF
XLEEnergy Select Sector SPDR Fund

What is VT?

Invests in more than 3000 stocks representative of the whole U.S. market. Goal is to keep pace with U.S. stock market returns. Offers high potential for investment growth; share value typically rises and falls more sharply than that of funds holding bonds. More appropriate for long-term goals where your money s growth is essential.

Snapshot
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VT Vanguard Total World Stock ETF
XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund
Inception date
Jun 24, 2008
Dec 16, 1998
Expense ratio
0.07%
0.1%
VT has a lower expense ratio than XLE by 0.03%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in VT than XLE.
Type
Global Equities
US Equities
VT targets investing in Global Equities, while XLE targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
State Street (SPDR)
VT is managed by Vanguard, while XLE is managed by State Street (SPDR).
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$138,228,150
$1,678,169,867
Both VT and XLE are considered high-volume assets. They’re less likely to be affected by issues like slippage and failed orders on Composer than low-volume assets.
AUM
$28,426,068,465
$38,180,414,875
VT has more assets under management than XLE by $9,754,346,410. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
FTSE Global All Cap Index
S&P Energy Select Sector Index
VT is based off of the FTSE Global All Cap Index, while XLE is based off of the S&P Energy Select Sector Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither VT nor XLE use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
VT and XLE both use a Passive investing strategy. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.
Dividend
No
No
VT and XLE may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
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Neither VT nor XLE require a K1.

Trading Strategies
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Steph combo 2

Category

Tactical asset allocation, Momentum, Trend-following, Leveraged ETFs, Volatility hedging, US large-cap tech, Semiconductors, Treasuries, Global equities

OOS Cumulative Return

91.18%

Trading Strategies
Related toXLE

Inside Nancy Pelosi's Chips- V3

Category

Semiconductors, mean reversion, momentum, trend filter, RSI, leveraged ETFs, tactical, energy, commodities

OOS Cumulative Return

1621.64%

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