Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (S&P 500 energy sector) against Vanguard Energy ETF (MSCI US IMI Energy 25/50) — fees, long-horizon total returns, holdings overlap, and sector tilt, side by side.
| XLE | VDE | SPREAD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| YTD (cumulative) | +42.1% | — | — |
| 1Y CAGR | +43.8% | — | — |
| 3Y CAGR | +16.1% | — | — |
| 5Y CAGR | +25.0% | — | — |
| 10Y CAGR | +10.5% | — | — |
| Since inception CAGR | +9.05% | — | — |
Total return: dividend- and split-adjusted daily closes (distributions reinvested). Spread is XLE minus VDE. XLE since-inception measured from first available bar December 22, 1998. Since-inception spans differ — compare that row with care.
| XLE | VDE | |
|---|---|---|
| Name | State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF | Vanguard Energy Index Fund ETF Shares |
| Category | Equity Energy | Equity Energy |
| Style | Passive | Passive |
| Expense ratio | 0.08% | 0.09% |
| Assets (AUM) | $39.2B | $12.4B |
| Dividend yield | 2.55% | 2.40% |
| Avg volume (3-mo) | 30.5M | 608K |
| Inception | December 16, 1998 | September 23, 2004 |
| Benchmark proxy | S&P 500 | S&P 500 |
XLE costs 0.01 pp less per year — about $1.00 per $10,000 invested.
| Shared holding | XLE | VDE | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|
| XOMExxonMobil Holdings Corp | 20.58% | 21.94% | 20.58% |
| CVXChevron Corp | 15.26% | 14.31% | 14.31% |
| COPConocoPhillips | 6.08% | 5.80% | 5.80% |
| VLOValero Energy Corp | 4.74% | 3.75% | 3.75% |
| MPCMarathon Petroleum Corp | 4.93% | 3.73% | 3.73% |
| WMBWilliams Companies Inc | 3.86% |
Expense ratios verified against issuer fact sheets. Dividend yield is trailing 12-month distributions divided by price, as reported by the fund data provider.
| 3.41% |
| 3.41% |
| PSXPhillips 66 | 4.91% | 3.35% | 3.35% |
| EOGEOG Resources Inc | 4.55% | 3.18% | 3.18% |
| SLBSLB Ltd | 4.32% | 2.96% | 2.96% |
| KMIKinder Morgan Inc Class P | 3.91% | 2.45% | 2.45% |
Sum of min(weight in each fund) across shared tickers — the standard fund-overlap measure. Computed on the top 25 holdings each fund reports, so it is a lower bound; the coverage figures show how much of each fund those top holdings represent.