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ETF Comparisons

VTI vs. XLE

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

VTI
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Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

XLE
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Correlation

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Top 10 comparisons with VTI:
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VTI
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XLE
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund
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Top 10 shared holdings

The top 10 holdings shared by VTI and XLE:

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Performance Measures**

for the time period May 31, 2001 to Apr 2, 2026

Returns

1M Trailing Return:

3M Trailing Return:

VTI

-4.2%

-3.4%

XLE

4.6%

30.7%

Diff.

-8.8%

-34.1%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

VTI

-55.5%

19.1%

XLE

-71.3%

28.9%

Diff.

+15.8%

-9.8%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

VTI

0.55

0.16

XLE

0.42

0.11

Diff.

+0.13

+0.05

VTIVanguard Total Stock Market ETF
XLEEnergy Select Sector SPDR Fund

What is VTI?

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of the overall stock market.

Snapshot
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VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF
XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund
Inception date
May 24, 2001
Dec 16, 1998
Expense ratio
0.03%
0.1%
VTI has a lower expense ratio than XLE by 0.07%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in VTI than XLE.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
VTI targets investing in US Equities, while XLE targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
State Street (SPDR)
VTI is managed by Vanguard, while XLE is managed by State Street (SPDR).
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$607,495,967
$1,678,169,867
Both VTI 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
$306,403,223,628
$38,180,414,875
VTI has more assets under management than XLE by $268,222,808,753. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
CRSP US Total Market Index
S&P Energy Select Sector Index
VTI is based off of the CRSP US Total Market Index, while XLE is based off of the S&P Energy Select Sector Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither VTI nor XLE use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
VTI 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
VTI and XLE may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
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Neither VTI nor XLE require a K1.

Disclaimers

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