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XLK vs. VOO

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund

XLK
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Today’s Change
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Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

VOO
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Correlation

1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
Max

Performance Measures**

for the time period Dec 22, 1998 to Dec 16, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return:

3M Trailing Return:

XLK

0.5%

4.8%

VOO

2.0%

3.2%

Diff.

-1.5%

+1.6%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

XLK

-82.0%

25.9%

VOO

-34.0%

17.1%

Diff.

-48%

+8.8%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

XLK

0.48

0.12

VOO

0.89

0.43

Diff.

-0.41

-0.31

XLKTechnology Select Sector SPDR Fund
VOOVanguard S&P 500 ETF

What is XLK?

The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund before expenses seeks to closely match the returns and characteristics of the Technology Select Sector Index (ticker: IXT).

Snapshot
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XLK Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
Inception date
Dec 16, 1998
Sep 7, 2010
Expense ratio
0.1%
0.03%
XLK has a higher expense ratio than VOO by 0.07%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in XLK than VOO.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
XLK targets investing in US Equities, while VOO targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
State Street (SPDR)
Vanguard
XLK is managed by State Street (SPDR), while VOO is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$989,437,675
$1,621,694,598
Both XLK and VOO 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
$47,537,945,579
$325,714,712,538
XLK has more assets under management than VOO by $278,176,766,959. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
S&P Technology Select Sector Index
S&P 500 Index
XLK is based off of the S&P Technology Select Sector Index, while VOO is based off of the S&P 500 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither XLK nor VOO use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
XLK and VOO 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
XLK and VOO may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
Neither XLK nor VOO require a K1.

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OOS Cumulative Return

623.07%

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OOS Cumulative Return

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Disclaimers

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