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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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ITOT vs XRT: how they differ

ITOT and XRT hold 4% 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) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Retail ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions ITOT and XRT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingITOTXRT
Amazon.com, Inc.3.20%1.35%
Walmart, Inc.0.68%1.27%
Costco Wholesale Corp.0.57%1.29%
TJX Cos., Inc. (The)0.23%1.22%
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.0.10%1.38%
Ross Stores, Inc.0.09%1.24%
Target Corp.0.08%1.38%
AutoZone, Inc.0.07%1.39%
eBay, Inc.0.07%1.42%
Carvana Co.0.07%1.32%
Kroger Co. (The)0.04%1.17%
Casey's General Stores, Inc.0.04%1.17%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in ITOTOnly in XRT
NVIDIA Corp. 6.64%Signet Jewelers Ltd 1.36%
Apple, Inc. 5.82%Pattern Group Inc 1.09%
Microsoft Corp. 3.80%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.87%
Broadcom, Inc. 2.45%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.29%
Micron Technology, Inc. 1.78%
Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.70%

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 and XRT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ITOT
iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF
XRT
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Retail ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesState Street
What it isCore S&P Total U.S. Stock MarketSPDR S&P Retail
Total return, 1 year+17.2%−3.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.3 pts−20.6 pts
Expense ratio0.03%0.35%
Already in the S&P 50088.3%22.5%
Holdings249775

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%.

XRT in plain words

XRT is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Retail. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −3.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 75 positions, with the top ten at 16.1%. It sat 12.2% below its high of Nov 16, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ITOT or XRT?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ITOT returned +17.2% and XRT returned −3.0%, so ITOT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, ITOT or XRT?
ITOT charges 0.03% a year and XRT charges 0.35%, so ITOT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ITOT and XRT overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 88% of ITOT and 22% of XRT 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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