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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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IYW vs XLP: how they differ

IYW and XLP hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IYW returned more over the year.

iShares U.S. Technology ETF and State Street(R) Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IYW and XLP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IYWOnly in XLP
NVIDIA CORPORATION 16.25%Walmart Inc 10.84%
APPLE INC. 13.65%Costco Wholesale Corp 9.06%
ALPHABET INC. 7.84%Procter & Gamble Co/The 7.46%
ALPHABET INC. 6.34%Coca-Cola Co/The 6.87%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3.99%Philip Morris International Inc 6.16%
BROADCOM INC. 3.78%Colgate-Palmolive Co 4.71%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3.50%Altria Group Inc 4.55%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2.98%Monster Beverage Corp 4.47%

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.

IYW and XLP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IYW
iShares U.S. Technology ETF
XLP
State Street(R) Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesState Street
What it isU.S. TechnologyConsumer staples
Total return, 1 year+34.9%+6.3%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+17.4 pts−11.2 pts
Expense ratio0.37%0.08%
Already in the S&P 50095.5%100.0%
Holdings13934

IYW in plain words

IYW is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +34.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 139 positions, with the top ten at 63.7%.

XLP in plain words

XLP is an index equity fund tracking the Consumer staples. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +6.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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 34 positions, with the top ten at 62.6%. It sat 6.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IYW or XLP?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYW returned +34.9% and XLP returned +6.3%, so IYW returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IYW or XLP?
IYW charges 0.37% a year and XLP charges 0.08%, so XLP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IYW and XLP overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 96% of IYW and 100% of XLP 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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