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XLK vs VGT
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF against Vanguard Information Technology ETF: 4 years of returns, risk and today’s technical read, from Kavout’s own data.
VGT did slightly better over the 1,000-trading-day period: $1,000 invested on October 28, 2022 grew to $2,924, compared with $2,909 for XLK, a difference of $15. VGT also posted the stronger three-year total return, 130.6% versus 122.7%. However, XLK led over the past year, 29.0% versus 27.3%, and year to date, 27.7% versus 26.9%. VGT had lower trailing-12-month volatility, 25.0% versus 26.7%, but experienced a deeper worst drawdown, -27.2% versus XLK’s -25.7%. Their daily moves were extremely similar, with a 0.993 correlation, so the performance gap was small. XLK had the lower expense ratio, 0.08% versus 0.09%, while VGT had larger assets, $139B versus $121B.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($168); 50-day at $190.
- RSI 38, neutral. Supertrend says sell. ADX 26, so the trend is strong.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($109); 50-day at $122.
- RSI 40, neutral. Supertrend says sell. ADX 25, so the trend is developing.
Head to head
Which has returned more, XLK or VGT?
XLK beat VGT in 23 of the last 48 months; VGT won the other 25. The typical monthly gap was 0.46 points.
Total return by period
Which is riskier?
XLK: Feb 19, 2025 to Apr 8, 2025; VGT: Dec 16, 2024 to Apr 8, 2025
- 0.993
- correlation of daily moves, 4 years
- 1.01
- XLK move per 1% in VGT
- 0.993
- correlation, last 12 months
Month by month
Of the last 48 months. The typical gap was 0.46 points.
When did they diverge?
| Month | XLK | VGT | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | -8.0% | -5.3% | -2.63 pts |
| May 2026 | +19.8% | +17.3% | +2.43 pts |
| July 2024 | -3.3% | -1.5% | -1.81 pts |
| October 2023 | +0.1% | -1.7% | +1.75 pts |
Where the numbers come from. 1000 daily adjusted closes per fund from the Kavout market-data API, dividends included. Signals and indicators are Kavout’s own, refreshed nightly. Every figure is calculated from those adjusted closes.
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