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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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SPLG vs XHB: how they differ

SPLG and XHB are both equity index funds, and over the year SPLG returned more, +17.6% against −16.6%.

S&P 500, book from IVV and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Homebuilders ETF.

SPLG and XHB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SPLG
S&P 500, book from IVV
XHB
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Homebuilders ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerS&PState Street
What it isS&P 500, book from IVVSPDR S&P Homebuilders
Total return, 1 year+17.6%−16.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+0.1 pts−34.1 pts
Expense rationot published0.35%
Holdingsnot filed35

SPLG in plain words

SPLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100.

XHB in plain words

XHB is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Homebuilders. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −16.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 46% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 35 positions, with the top ten at 35.6%. It sat 20.6% below its high of Oct 18, 2024 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPLG or XHB?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPLG returned +17.6% and XHB returned −16.6%, so SPLG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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SPLG against XHB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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