Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
ITOT vs XLRE: how they differ
ITOT and XLRE hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and ITOT returned more over the year.
iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF and State Street(R) Real Estate Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ITOT and XLRE hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ITOT | XLRE |
|---|---|---|
| Welltower, Inc. | 0.22% | 11.07% |
| Prologis, Inc. | 0.17% | 8.72% |
| Equinix, Inc. | 0.14% | 7.10% |
| American Tower Corp. | 0.10% | 5.26% |
| Simon Property Group, Inc. | 0.10% | 5.01% |
| Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | 0.08% | 4.55% |
| Realty Income Corp. | 0.08% | 4.57% |
| Public Storage | 0.07% | 4.51% |
| Ventas, Inc. | 0.06% | 4.50% |
| CBRE Group, Inc. | 0.05% | 4.11% |
| Iron Mountain, Inc. | 0.05% | 3.91% |
| Crown Castle, Inc. | 0.04% | 3.44% |
| Only in ITOT | Only in XLRE |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. 6.64% | |
| Apple, Inc. 5.82% | |
| Microsoft Corp. 3.80% | |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 3.20% | |
| Alphabet, Inc. 2.87% | |
| Broadcom, Inc. 2.45% | |
| Alphabet, Inc. 2.29% | |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 1.78% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
| ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF | XLRE State Street(R) Real Estate Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | State Street |
| What it is | Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market | Real estate |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.2% | +5.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.3 pts | −11.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.08% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 88.3% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 2497 | 31 |
ITOT in plain words
ITOT is an index equity fund tracking the Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market. 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 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2497 positions, with the top ten at 32.2%.
XLRE in plain words
XLRE is an index equity fund tracking the Real estate. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +5.6% 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 31 positions, with the top ten at 59.4%. It sat 5.6% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, ITOT or XLRE?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ITOT returned +17.2% and XLRE returned +5.6%, so ITOT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, ITOT or XLRE?
- ITOT charges 0.03% a year and XLRE charges 0.08%, so ITOT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do ITOT and XLRE overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 88% of ITOT and 100% of XLRE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 2% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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