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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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FBCG vs XLV: how they differ

FBCG and XLV hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and XLV returned more over the year.

Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF and State Street(R) Health Care Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FBCG and XLV hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FBCG and XLV both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingFBCGXLV
ELI LILLY and CO2.25%16.56%
GILEAD SCIENCES INC0.69%2.74%
ABBVIE INC0.42%7.76%
JOHNSON and JOHNSON0.23%10.67%
CARDINAL HEALTH INC0.20%0.97%
MCKESSON CORP0.19%1.59%
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP0.12%1.11%
CENCORA INC0.12%0.96%
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC0.09%1.09%
MODERNA INC0.07%0.43%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC0.06%6.59%
VIATRIS INC0.01%0.32%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in FBCGOnly in XLV
NVIDIA CORP 14.62%Merck & Co Inc 5.54%
APPLE INC 9.64%Amgen Inc 3.41%
ALPHABET INC 9.10%Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 3.25%
AMAZON.COM INC 8.43%Abbott Laboratories 2.76%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.20%Intuitive Surgical Inc 2.46%
META PLATFORMS INC 3.90%Pfizer Inc 2.40%
BROADCOM INC 3.74%CVS Health Corp 2.30%
NETFLIX INC 2.23%Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc 2.20%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

FBCG and XLV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FBCG
Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF
XLV
State Street(R) Health Care Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerFidelityState Street
What it isBlue Chip GrowthHealth care
Total return, 1 year+17.3%+20.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.2 pts+2.9 pts
Expense ratio0.57%0.08%
Already in the S&P 50086.8%100.0%
Holdings21459

FBCG in plain words

FBCG is an index equity fund tracking the Blue Chip Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.57% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 214 positions, with the top ten at 61.2%. It sat 3.7% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

XLV in plain words

XLV is an index equity fund tracking the Health care. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +20.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 59 positions, with the top ten at 61.7%. It sat 5.9% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FBCG or XLV?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FBCG returned +17.3% and XLV returned +20.4%, so XLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FBCG or XLV?
FBCG charges 0.57% a year and XLV charges 0.08%, so XLV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FBCG and XLV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 87% of FBCG and 100% of XLV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 4% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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