Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
IALT vs XLY: how they differ
IALT and XLY hold 0% of their weight in the same names.
iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF and State Street(R) Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IALT and XLY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in IALT | Only in XLY |
|---|---|
| Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. 17.26% | Amazon.com Inc 22.24% |
| PRIME SECSRVC BRW/FINANC 1.29% | Tesla Inc 19.66% |
| PHINIA INC 0.94% | Home Depot Inc/The 5.83% |
| DISH DBS CORP 0.21% | McDonald's Corp 4.16% |
| DISH DBS CORP 0.19% | TJX Cos Inc/The 3.93% |
| DISH DBS CORP 0.10% | Booking Holdings Inc 3.44% |
| Lowe's Cos Inc 3.08% | |
| Starbucks Corp 2.90% |
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.
| IALT iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF | XLY State Street(R) Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | State Street |
| What it is | Systematic Alternatives Active | Consumer discretionary |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.4% | −4.1% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +12.1% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.4 pts | −21.6 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.08% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 54.9% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 8 | 47 |
IALT in plain words
IALT is an index equity fund tracking the Systematic Alternatives Active. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 8 positions, with the top ten at 100.0%.
XLY in plain words
XLY is an index equity fund tracking the Consumer discretionary. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −4.1% 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 47 positions, with the top ten at 69.2%. It sat 8.9% below its high of Jan 12, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- How much do IALT and XLY overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 55% of IALT and 100% of XLY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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