etf overlap · little overlap

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF logoEnergy Select Sector SPDR logoVOO vs XLE overlap

3.4% of VOO and XLE is the same money, spread over 20 companies both funds hold.

Holdings as of August 31, 2026 · source: Vanguard (VOO), SPDR (XLE)

overlapfull holdings, by weight
3.4%of each fund is money the other holds at the same weight, across 20 shared companies.
VOO
97%
XLE
93%
  • same money
  • same companies, extra weight
  • only in this fund
Overlap = the sum, over companies both funds hold, of the smaller of the two weights. Cash and derivatives excluded.
01Shared

The companies you would own twice

held by bothtop 15 of 20
companyVOOXLE
Chevron Corp logoCVXChevron Corp0.58%17.88%
Phillips 66 logoPSXPhillips 660.15%4.58%
WMWMBWilliams Cos Inc/The0.14%4.38%
SLB Ltd logoSLBSLB Ltd0.14%4.00%
02Different

What only one of them gives you

only in VOO485 names
Alphabet Inc logoGOOGAlphabet Inc2.40%
only in XLE1 names
03Sectors

Where each fund puts its money

sectorsVOO vs XLE, share of each fund
Energy3.39%99.80%
Information Technology37.84%0.00%
Financials12.23%0.00%
Communication Services9.48%0.00%
Health Care9.27%0.00%
Consumer Discretionary9.13%0.00%
Industrials8.29%0.00%
Consumer Staples4.49%0.00%
Utilities1.98%0.00%
Materials1.83%0.00%
Real Estate1.80%0.00%
04Questions

VOO and XLE: what people ask

questions4 answered

How much do VOO and XLE overlap?

3.4% by weight, as of August 31, 2026: little overlap. 20 companies appear in both funds; they make up 3.4% of VOO and 97% of XLE.

Which stocks do VOO and XLE both hold?

The largest shared positions are XOM, CVX, COP, MPC and VLO. Ranked by the smaller of the two weights, which is the part you would own twice.

Is it redundant to hold both VOO and XLE?

Out of every $100 split evenly between them, about $3 (half in each fund) buys identical positions. The rest is exposure only one of the two funds gives you: 485 names only in VOO, 1 only in XLE. Whether that duplication is a problem depends on the mix you want; this is a description, not advice.

How is ETF overlap calculated here?

For every company held by both funds we take the smaller of its two weights and add them up. The weights come from the full holdings files Vanguard and SPDR publish, not a top-10 sample, and companies are matched by their ISIN so share classes stay apart.

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Weights come from each issuer's published holdings file and are matched company by company on their ISIN. Cash, futures and currency positions are left out. This page describes what the funds hold; it is not investment advice.