{"id":231990,"date":"2026-06-15T13:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T17:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/which-is-the-better-tech-etf-for-artificial-intelligence-ai-stocks-state-streets-xlk-or-vanguards-vgt\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T13:45:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T17:45:22","slug":"which-is-the-better-tech-etf-for-artificial-intelligence-ai-stocks-state-streets-xlk-or-vanguards-vgt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/which-is-the-better-tech-etf-for-artificial-intelligence-ai-stocks-state-streets-xlk-or-vanguards-vgt\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Is the Better Tech ETF for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks, State Street&#8217;s XLK or Vanguard&#8217;s VGT?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/investing\/markets\/stocks\/MSFT-Q\/pressreleases\/2477232\/which-is-the-better-tech-etf-for-artificial-intelligence-ai-stocks-state-street-s-xlk-or-vanguard-s-vgt\/\">Which Is the Better Tech ETF for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks, State Street&#8217;s XLK or Vanguard&#8217;s VGT?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/investing\/markets\/stocks\/MSFT-Q\/pressreleases\/2477232\/which-is-the-better-tech-etf-for-artificial-intelligence-ai-stocks-state-street-s-xlk-or-vanguard-s-vgt\/\">https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/investing\/markets\/stocks\/MSFT-Q\/pressreleases\/2477232\/which-is-the-better-tech-etf-for-artificial-intelligence-ai-stocks-state-street-s-xlk-or-vanguard-s-vgt\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-15 13:25:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.theglobeandmail.com\">www.theglobeandmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>The State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) offers a more concentrated portfolio of 72 tech holdings mainly within the S&amp;P 500, compared to the 310 positions in the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>VGT has a slightly higher expense ratio of 0.09% versus XLK&#8217;s 0.08% and a lower trailing-12-month dividend yield (0.30% vs. 0.40%).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>XLK has outperformed VGT with higher 1-year total returns and better 5-year growth.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>XLK provides concentrated exposure to major tech giants such as Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft, while VGT offers broader diversification across hundreds of smaller firms.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Both funds allow investors to access growth in artificial intelligence within the information technology sector; 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