Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF vs Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund — how do they compare? Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF trades at $156.25, while Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund trades at $44.86. The key difference: Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF is trading nearer its 52-week high, Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| VT | XLU | |
|---|---|---|
Sector | Broad Market / Factor | — |
52-Week High | $159.35 | $47.73 |
52-Week Low | $128.41 | $41.31 |
Trailing returns across standard periods
VT is a foundational, low-cost ETF that seeks to track the FTSE Global All Cap Index, providing exposure to nearly 10,000 stocks across developed and emerging markets worldwide, including the United States. It serves as a single-ticker solution for total global equity diversification, capturing approximately 98% of the world's investable market capitalization.
Read more on VT →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: electric utilities; water utilities; multi-utilities; independent power and renewable electricity producers; and gas utilities. The fund is non-diversified.
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