Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF vs Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund — how do they compare? Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF trades at $115.93, while Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund trades at $160.2. The key difference: Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund is trading nearer its 52-week high, Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| VGT | XLV | |
|---|---|---|
52-Week High | $125.77 | $164.48 |
52-Week Low | $83.59 | $129.01 |
Trailing returns across standard periods
Latest headlines on both assets
The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Index/Information Technology 25/50, an index made up of stocks of large, mid-size, and small US companies within the information technology sector, as classified under the GICS. The advisor attempts to replicate the target index by seeking to invest all of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, in order to hold each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. It is non-diversified.
Read more on VGT →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 companies from the following industries: pharmaceuticals; health care equipment & supplies; health care providers & services; biotechnology; life sciences tools & services; and health care technology. The fund is non-diversified.
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