{"id":39901,"date":"2026-05-14T23:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/?p=39901"},"modified":"2026-04-26T13:06:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T05:06:23","slug":"top-10-industry-etfs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2026\/05\/14\/top-10-industry-etfs\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanguard&#8217;s Top 10 Industry ETFs and their Returns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2026\/05\/14\/top-10-industry-etfs\/#The_table_for_Vanguards_Top_10_Industry_ETFs_and_their_Returns\" >The table for Vanguard&#8217;s Top 10 Industry ETFs and their Returns<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2026\/05\/14\/top-10-industry-etfs\/#Note\" >Note<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2026\/05\/14\/top-10-industry-etfs\/#Related_articles\" >Related articles<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_table_for_Vanguards_Top_10_Industry_ETFs_and_their_Returns\"><\/span>The table for Vanguard&#8217;s Top 10 Industry ETFs and their Returns<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Codename<\/td><td>category<\/td><td>5-year total remuneration<\/td><td>Yield<\/td><td>Major stocks<\/td><td>stock price<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>VGT<\/td><td>Technology<\/td><td>22.95%<\/td><td>0.83%<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple<\/a>, Microsoft, VISA, Intel, Adobe<\/td><td>458.17<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>VCR<\/td><td>General consumer goods<\/td><td>11.58%<\/td><td>0.83%<\/td><td>Amazon, McDonald&#8217;s, Nike, Starbucks<\/td><td>340.66<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>VPU<\/td><td>Public Utilities<\/td><td>10.08%<\/td><td>2.78%<\/td><td>Dominion Energy, Duke Energy, and Southern Power<\/td><td>156.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>VHT<\/td><td>Healthcare<\/td><td>8.35%<\/td><td>1.63%<\/td><td>Johnson &amp; Johnson, Pfizer, AbbVie<\/td><td>266.42<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>VDC<\/td><td>Daily necessities<\/td><td>6.63%<\/td><td>2.29%<\/td><td>Gold, Coca-Cola, Walmart, Philip Morris<\/td><td>199.88<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>VIS<\/td><td>Capital goods<\/td><td>6.56%<\/td><td>1.59%<\/td><td>Boeing, 3M, Union Pacific<\/td><td>202.96<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>VFH<\/td><td>finance<\/td><td>5.10%<\/td><td>2.39%<\/td><td>JPMorgan Chase, Berkshire Hathaway, Bank of America<\/td><td>96.57<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>VAW<\/td><td>material<\/td><td>4.58%<\/td><td>1.71%<\/td><td>Linde Group, Air Products and Chemicals<\/td><td>196.88<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>VOX<\/td><td>Communication<\/td><td>4.27%<\/td><td>0.73%<\/td><td>Facebook, Google, Weixun, AT&amp;T<\/td><td>135.56<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>VDE<\/td><td>Energy<\/td><td>-10.95%<\/td><td>5.90%<\/td><td>Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil<\/td><td>77.61<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>VOO<\/td><td>S&amp;P 500<\/td><td>10.69%<\/td><td>1.21%<\/td><td>Berkshire Hathaway, Alkaline, Mastercard<\/td><td>436.57<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Note\"><\/span>Note<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The return rate is quoted from Vanguard&#8217;s prospectus, and the stock price is based on the close of the end of December 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/vanguard-top-10-industry-etf-Custom.jpg\" alt=\"Top 10 Industry ETF\n\" class=\"wp-image-39905\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_articles\"><\/span>Related articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2025\/11\/16\/best-industry-specific-etfs\/\">Best 10 years returned industry-specific ETFs<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2025\/11\/14\/power-of-index-etf\/\">The power of index ETFs underestimated<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2025\/07\/10\/etf-regulations\/\">Consequences of Index Fund and ETF Regulations and Restrictions<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/12\/29\/procter-gamble-pg\/\">Stocks Better than the S&amp;P 500, Procter &amp; 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