VYM vs XLE ETF holdings comparison
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) · Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE)
VYM and XLE overlap by 6.1% by portfolio weight. The remaining 93.9 percentage points are not counted as shared holdings weight by this calculation. They share 19 stocks; the largest shared position is Chevron Corp (CVX), contributing 1.51% to the overlap.
The holdings dates differ. This can slightly understate overlap for funds tracking similar indexes.
What this means
VYM and XLE 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 VYM | in XLE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Corp | CVX | 1.51% | 14.90% |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 0.65% | 6.39% |
| Williams Cos Inc/The | WMB | 0.39% | 3.69% |
| SLB Ltd | SLB | 0.36% | 4.46% |
| EOG Resources Inc | EOG | 0.32% | 4.32% |
| Valero Energy Corp | VLO | 0.32% | 4.96% |
| Marathon Petroleum Corp | MPC | 0.31% | 5.32% |
| Phillips 66 | PSX | 0.30% | 5.29% |
| Baker Hughes Co | BKR | 0.29% | 3.66% |
| Kinder Morgan Inc | KMI | 0.27% | 3.61% |
Holdings only in VYM or XLE
VYM has 589 fund-only positions representing approximately 93.4 percentage points of reported exposure; XLE has 3 fund-only positions representing approximately 21.7 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 VYM
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | AVGO | 8.03% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | JPM | 3.34% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp | XOM | 2.72% |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 2.30% |
| Caterpillar Inc | CAT | 1.72% |
| AbbVie Inc | ABBV | 1.56% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | CSCO | 1.52% |
| Bank of America Corp | BAC | 1.44% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The | PG | 1.44% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc | UNH | 1.40% |
Largest positions only in XLE
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Exxonmobil Holdings Corp | XOM | 20.45% |
| Texas Pacific Land Corp | TPL | 1.29% |
| Xae Energy Sep26 | IXPU6 | <0.01% |
FAQ
How much do VYM and XLE overlap?
VYM and XLE have 6.1% overlap by weight, sharing 19 equity positions (out of 608 in VYM and 22 in XLE). The official holdings files used are dated 2026-04-30 for VYM and 2026-08-25 for XLE.
What does 6.1% overlap mean?
VYM and XLE 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 VYM and XLE both hold?
The largest shared positions are Chevron Corp, ConocoPhillips, Williams Cos Inc/The, SLB Ltd, EOG Resources Inc. The top shared holdings with weights in each fund are shown on this page.
What holdings are different between VYM and XLE?
VYM has 589 positions not found in XLE, while XLE has 3 positions not found in VYM. The largest fund-only positions and their weights are shown on this page.