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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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RSP vs XBI: how they differ

RSP and XBI hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and XBI returned more over the year.

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Biotech ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, RSP and XBI hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions RSP and XBI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingRSPXBI
Incyte Corp.0.19%1.00%
Biogen Inc.0.19%1.03%
AbbVie Inc.0.18%1.04%
Amgen Inc.0.18%1.00%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.0.18%0.96%
Gilead Sciences, Inc.0.17%0.97%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.0.17%1.06%
Moderna, Inc.0.16%1.41%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in RSPOnly in XBI
Intel Corp. 0.38%Apogee Therapeutics Inc 1.49%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 0.34%Twist Bioscience Corp 1.41%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 0.33%Oruka Therapeutics Inc 1.38%
ON Semiconductor Corp. 0.33%Kymera Therapeutics Inc 1.36%
Sandisk Corp. 0.32%Viking Therapeutics Inc 1.31%
Western Digital Corp. 0.31%Praxis Precision Medicines Inc 1.29%
Ciena Corp. 0.30%Erasca Inc 1.27%
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 0.29%Revolution Medicines Inc 1.21%

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.

RSP and XBI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
RSP
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF
XBI
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Biotech ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerInvescoState Street
What it isS&P 500 equal weightSPDR S&P Biotech
Total return, 1 year+14.8%+64.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−2.7 pts+46.5 pts
Expense ratio0.20%0.35%
Already in the S&P 50099.1%8.5%
Holdings503150

RSP in plain words

RSP is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 equal weight. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 503 positions, with the top ten at 3.2%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

XBI in plain words

XBI is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Biotech. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +64.0% 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, 8% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 150 positions, with the top ten at 13.3%. It sat 9.6% below its high of Feb 8, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, RSP or XBI?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RSP returned +14.8% and XBI returned +64.0%, so XBI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, RSP or XBI?
RSP charges 0.20% a year and XBI charges 0.35%, so RSP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do RSP and XBI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 99% of RSP and 8% of XBI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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