VGT vs XLK ETF holdings comparison
Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) · Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK)
VGT and XLK overlap by 81.1% by portfolio weight. The remaining 18.9 percentage points are not counted as shared holdings weight by this calculation. They share 73 stocks; the largest shared position is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), contributing 14.22% to the overlap.
The holdings dates differ. This can slightly understate overlap for funds tracking similar indexes.
What this means
VGT and XLK share most of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "high holdings overlap" using house ranges of 70% or more, 30% to under 70%, and under 30%. These descriptive ranges are not industry standards or investment guidance. Holdings overlap does not measure correlation, volatility, geographic or factor exposure, fees, or suitability.
Overlap by weight sums the smaller of the two funds' weights for every stock they both hold. It answers "how much of my money is in the same stocks either way?" See methodology.
This comparison covers normalized equity positions represented in the dataset. Cash, derivatives, options, structured notes, and other non-equity assets are not included, so the result is not a complete comparison of every asset or risk in either fund.
Top shared holdings
| Company | Ticker | in VGT | in XLK |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | NVDA | 16.82% | 14.22% |
| Apple Inc | AAPL | 14.57% | 12.54% |
| Microsoft Corp | MSFT | 9.46% | 10.07% |
| Broadcom Inc | AVGO | 4.21% | 4.66% |
| Micron Technology Inc | MU | 4.20% | 3.99% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | AMD | 3.21% | 4.10% |
| Intel Corp | INTC | 2.03% | 2.91% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | CSCO | 1.85% | 2.95% |
| Lam Research Corp | LRCX | 1.56% | 2.65% |
| Oracle Corp | ORCL | 1.45% | 1.65% |
Holdings only in VGT or XLK
VGT has 243 fund-only positions representing approximately 13.6 percentage points of reported exposure; XLK has 0 fund-only positions representing approximately 0.0 percentage points of reported exposure. These are positions whose normalized security identifiers appear in one issuer file but not the other.
Largest positions only in VGT
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| AppLovin Corp | APP | 0.58% |
| Snowflake Inc | SNOW | 0.36% |
| Cloudflare Inc | NET | 0.34% |
| Astera Labs Inc | ALAB | 0.28% |
| Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd | CRDO | 0.22% |
| Twilio Inc | TWLO | 0.18% |
| Strategy Inc | MSTR | 0.18% |
| Okta Inc | OKTA | 0.16% |
| MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc | MTSI | 0.16% |
| Zoom Video Communications Inc | ZM | 0.16% |
Largest positions only in XLK
No fund-only positions in this holdings snapshot.
FAQ
How much do VGT and XLK overlap?
VGT and XLK have 81.1% overlap by weight, sharing 73 equity positions (out of 316 in VGT and 73 in XLK). The official holdings files used are dated 2026-05-31 for VGT and 2026-08-25 for XLK.
What does 81.1% overlap mean?
VGT and XLK share most of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "high holdings overlap" using house ranges of 70% or more, 30% to under 70%, and under 30%. These descriptive ranges are not industry standards or investment guidance. Holdings overlap does not measure correlation, volatility, geographic or factor exposure, fees, or suitability.
Which stocks do VGT and XLK both hold?
The largest shared positions are NVIDIA Corp, Apple Inc, Microsoft Corp, Broadcom Inc, Micron Technology Inc. The top shared holdings with weights in each fund are shown on this page.
What holdings are different between VGT and XLK?
VGT has 243 positions not found in XLK, while XLK has 0 positions not found in VGT. The largest fund-only positions and their weights are shown on this page.