etf overlap · little overlap

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF logoConsumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR logoVOO vs XLY overlap

9.1% of VOO and XLY is the same money, spread over 47 companies both funds hold.

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

overlapfull holdings, by weight
9.1%of each fund is money the other holds at the same weight, across 47 shared companies.
VOO
9%91%
XLY
9%91%
  • 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 47
companyVOOXLY
Tesla Inc logoTSLATesla Inc1.57%18.58%
DADASHDoorDash Inc0.13%1.94%
ABABNBAirbnb Inc0.12%1.75%
02Different

What only one of them gives you

only in VOO458 names
Alphabet Inc logoGOOGAlphabet Inc2.40%
only in XLY0 names

Every XLY holding is also in the other fund.

03Sectors

Where each fund puts its money

sectorsVOO vs XLY, share of each fund
Consumer Discretionary9.13%99.90%
Information Technology37.84%0.00%
Financials12.23%0.00%
Communication Services9.48%0.00%
Health Care9.27%0.00%
Industrials8.29%0.00%
Consumer Staples4.49%0.00%
Energy3.39%0.00%
Utilities1.98%0.00%
Materials1.83%0.00%
Real Estate1.80%0.00%
04Questions

VOO and XLY: what people ask

questions4 answered

How much do VOO and XLY overlap?

9.1% by weight, as of August 31, 2026: little overlap. 47 companies appear in both funds; they make up 9.1% of VOO and 100% of XLY.

Which stocks do VOO and XLY both hold?

The largest shared positions are AMZN, TSLA, HD, MCD and BKNG. Ranked by the smaller of the two weights, which is the part you would own twice.

Is it redundant to hold both VOO and XLY?

Out of every $100 split evenly between them, about $9 (half in each fund) buys identical positions. The rest is exposure only one of the two funds gives you: 458 names only in VOO, 0 only in XLY. 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.