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ETF Comparisons

XLK vs. VUG

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund

XLK
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Vanguard Growth ETF

VUG
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Top 10 comparisons with XLK:
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XLK
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With:
VUG
Vanguard Growth ETF
SwitchTECLDirexion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3X Shares1.00FTECFidelity Covington Trust - Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF1.00VGTVanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Information Technology ETF1.00IXNBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Global Tech ETF0.99ROMProShares Trust - ProShares Ultra Technology 2x Shares0.99IYWBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares U.S. Technology ETF0.99IGMBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF0.97QQQInvesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco QQQ Trust Series 10.97TQQQProShares Trust - ProShares UltraPro QQQ 3x Shares0.97QLDProShares Trust - ProShares Ultra QQQ 2x Shares0.97

Top 10 shared holdings

The top 10 holdings shared by XLK and VUG:
AAPL
Apple Inc
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
NVDA
NVIDIA Corp
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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%

VUG

1.0%

1.9%

Diff.

-0.5%

+2.9%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

XLK

-82.0%

25.9%

VUG

-50.7%

20.0%

Diff.

-31.3%

+5.9%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

XLK

0.48

0.12

VUG

0.67

0.24

Diff.

-0.19

-0.12

XLKTechnology Select Sector SPDR Fund
VUGVanguard Growth 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
VUG Vanguard Growth ETF
Inception date
Dec 16, 1998
Jan 26, 2004
Expense ratio
0.1%
0.04%
XLK has a higher expense ratio than VUG by 0.06%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in XLK than VUG.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
XLK targets investing in US Equities, while VUG targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
State Street (SPDR)
Vanguard
XLK is managed by State Street (SPDR), while VUG is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$989,437,675
$205,784,508
Both XLK and VUG 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
$89,278,316,853
XLK has more assets under management than VUG by $41,740,371,274. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
S&P Technology Select Sector Index
CRSP U.S. Large Cap Growth Index
XLK is based off of the S&P Technology Select Sector Index, while VUG is based off of the CRSP U.S. Large Cap Growth Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither XLK nor VUG use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
XLK and VUG 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 VUG may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
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Neither XLK nor VUG require a K1.

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OOS Cumulative Return

623.07%

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Category

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OOS Cumulative Return

122.08%

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