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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 XRT: how they differ

RSP and XRT hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and RSP returned more over the year.

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, RSP and XRT hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions RSP and XRT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingRSPXRT
Carvana Co.0.25%1.32%
Amazon.com, Inc.0.24%1.35%
eBay Inc.0.22%1.42%
Casey's General Stores, Inc.0.21%1.17%
Target Corp.0.21%1.38%
Ross Stores, Inc.0.21%1.24%
Walmart Inc.0.21%1.27%
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.0.20%1.38%
Costco Wholesale Corp.0.20%1.29%
AutoZone, Inc.0.19%1.39%
TJX Cos., Inc. (The)0.19%1.22%
Best Buy Co., Inc.0.18%1.36%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in RSPOnly in XRT
Intel Corp. 0.38%Groupon Inc 1.78%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 0.34%RealReal Inc/The 1.75%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 0.33%Bath & Body Works Inc 1.73%
ON Semiconductor Corp. 0.33%Warby Parker Inc 1.64%
Sandisk Corp. 0.32%Upbound Group Inc 1.59%
Western Digital Corp. 0.31%Coupang Inc 1.55%
Ciena Corp. 0.30%Maplebear Inc 1.55%
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 0.29%Revolve Group Inc 1.52%

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 XRT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
RSP
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF
XRT
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Retail ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerInvescoState Street
What it isS&P 500 equal weightSPDR S&P Retail
Total return, 1 year+14.8%−3.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−2.7 pts−20.6 pts
Expense ratio0.20%0.35%
Already in the S&P 50099.1%22.5%
Holdings50375

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.

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, RSP or XRT?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RSP returned +14.8% and XRT returned −3.0%, so RSP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, RSP or XRT?
RSP charges 0.20% a year and XRT charges 0.35%, so RSP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do RSP and XRT overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 99% of RSP and 22% of XRT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 3% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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