VUG vs XLY ETF holdings comparison
Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) · Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY)
VUG and XLY overlap by 12.4% by portfolio weight. The remaining 87.6 percentage points are not counted as shared holdings weight by this calculation. They share 19 stocks; the largest shared position is Amazon.com Inc (AMZN), contributing 4.59% to the overlap.
The holdings dates differ. This can slightly understate overlap for funds tracking similar indexes.
What this means
VUG and XLY share a smaller portion of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "low 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 VUG | in XLY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Inc | AMZN | 4.59% | 24.22% |
| Tesla Inc | TSLA | 3.47% | 16.28% |
| McDonald's Corp | MCD | 0.75% | 4.10% |
| TJX Cos Inc/The | TJX | 0.60% | 3.59% |
| Booking Holdings Inc | BKNG | 0.46% | 4.10% |
| Starbucks Corp | SBUX | 0.35% | 2.98% |
| O'Reilly Automotive Inc | ORLY | 0.27% | 1.85% |
| Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc | HLT | 0.25% | 1.86% |
| Marriott International Inc/MD | MAR | 0.25% | 1.94% |
| AutoZone Inc | AZO | 0.20% | 1.24% |
Holdings only in VUG or XLY
VUG has 133 fund-only positions representing approximately 87.5 percentage points of reported exposure; XLY has 28 fund-only positions representing approximately 26.5 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 VUG
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | NVDA | 13.31% |
| Apple Inc | AAPL | 12.32% |
| Microsoft Corp | MSFT | 9.09% |
| Alphabet Inc | GOOGL | 5.54% |
| Broadcom Inc | AVGO | 4.40% |
| Alphabet Inc | GOOG | 4.39% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | META | 4.15% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | LLY | 2.60% |
| Visa Inc | V | 1.65% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp | COST | 1.48% |
Largest positions only in XLY
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Home Depot Inc | HD | 5.56% |
| Lowe S Cos Inc | LOW | 2.98% |
| Ross Stores Inc | ROST | 1.92% |
| General Motors Co | GM | 1.92% |
| Ford Motor Co | F | 1.35% |
| Nike Inc Cl B | NKE | 1.17% |
| Garmin Ltd | GRMN | 1.17% |
| Ebay Inc | EBAY | 1.17% |
| Dr Horton Inc | DHI | 0.98% |
| Carnival Corp Ltd | CCL | 0.83% |
FAQ
How much do VUG and XLY overlap?
VUG and XLY have 12.4% overlap by weight, sharing 19 equity positions (out of 152 in VUG and 47 in XLY). The official holdings files used are dated 2026-03-31 for VUG and 2026-08-25 for XLY.
What does 12.4% overlap mean?
VUG and XLY share a smaller portion of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "low 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 VUG and XLY both hold?
The largest shared positions are Amazon.com Inc, Tesla Inc, McDonald's Corp, TJX Cos Inc/The, Booking Holdings Inc. The top shared holdings with weights in each fund are shown on this page.
What holdings are different between VUG and XLY?
VUG has 133 positions not found in XLY, while XLY has 28 positions not found in VUG. The largest fund-only positions and their weights are shown on this page.