Compare Vanguard Tax Managed Fund FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) vs Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLB) Price & Performance

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Vanguard Tax Managed Fund FTSE Developed Markets ETF vs Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund — how do they compare? Vanguard Tax Managed Fund FTSE Developed Markets ETF trades at $70.47, while Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund trades at $50.01. The key difference: Vanguard Tax Managed Fund FTSE Developed Markets ETF is trading nearer its 52-week high, Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.

	VEA	XLB
52-Week High	$72.39	$53.62
52-Week Low	$56.02	$42.23

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VEA

Vanguard's VEA ETF offers low-cost developed market exposure beyond the U.S., balancing diversification and risk.24/7 Wall Street · 9 hours agoNeutral View details →

XLB

Materials sector gains momentum in 2026 despite Middle East tensions, driven by AI and infrastructure demand.ETF Trends · 6 hours agoBullish BlackRock Canada announces July 2026 monthly cash distributions for iShares ETFs.Blackrock Asset Management Canada Limited · 14 hours agoNeutral View details →

About Vanguard Tax Managed Fund FTSE Developed Markets ETF

The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the FTSE Developed All Cap ex US Index, a market-capitalization-weighted index that is made up of approximately 4022 common stocks of large-, mid-, and small-cap companies located in Canada and the major markets of Europe and the Pacific region. The advisor attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index.

About Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund

In seeking to track the performance of the index, the fund employs a replication strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index includes securities of companies from the following industries: chemicals; metals and mining; paper and forest products; containers and packaging; and construction materials. The fund is non-diversified.