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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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FDVV vs XLF: how they differ

FDVV and XLF hold 11% of their weight in the same names, and FDVV returned more over the year.

Fidelity High Dividend ETF and State Street(R) Financial Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FDVV and XLF hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FDVV and XLF both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingFDVVXLF
JPMORGAN CHASE and CO2.58%11.57%
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION1.78%4.91%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE)1.71%3.94%
WELLS FARGO and CO1.52%3.34%
US BANCORP DEL1.34%1.24%
BLACKSTONE INC1.33%1.15%
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP1.28%0.82%
PRUDENTIAL FINL INC1.27%0.49%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in FDVVOnly in XLF
NVIDIA CORP 6.86%Berkshire Hathaway Inc 12.10%
APPLE INC 5.70%Visa Inc 7.51%
MICROSOFT CORP 4.50%Mastercard Inc 5.47%
BROADCOM INC 3.50%Morgan Stanley 3.31%
ALPHABET INC 2.21%Citigroup Inc 3.15%
COCA COLA CO 1.85%American Express Co 2.38%
PROCTER and GAMBLE CO 1.81%Charles Schwab Corp/The 1.99%
ALTRIA GROUP INC 1.70%Blackrock Inc 1.83%

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.

FDVV and XLF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FDVV
Fidelity High Dividend ETF
XLF
State Street(R) Financial Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerFidelityState Street
What it isHigh DividendFinancials
Total return, 1 year+17.2%+7.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.3 pts−9.9 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.08%
Already in the S&P 50086.7%100.0%
Holdings9676

FDVV in plain words

FDVV is an index equity fund tracking the High Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% 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 96 positions, with the top ten at 32.5%.

XLF in plain words

XLF is an index equity fund tracking the Financials. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.6% 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 76 positions, with the top ten at 57.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FDVV or XLF?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FDVV returned +17.2% and XLF returned +7.6%, so FDVV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FDVV or XLF?
FDVV charges 0.15% a year and XLF charges 0.08%, so XLF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FDVV and XLF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 87% of FDVV and 100% of XLF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 11% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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