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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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SPYG vs XHB: how they differ

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

State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Homebuilders ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions SPYG and XHB both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingSPYGXHB
Johnson Controls International plc0.17%3.11%
Trane Technologies PLC0.16%3.25%
Allegion plc0.02%3.22%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SPYGOnly in XHB
NVIDIA Corp 13.66%Owens Corning 4.10%
Microsoft Corp 7.81%Advanced Drainage Systems Inc 3.60%
Apple Inc 5.99%KB Home 3.56%
Alphabet Inc 5.91%Builders FirstSource Inc 3.56%
Broadcom Inc 5.04%Meritage Homes Corp 3.53%
Alphabet Inc 4.71%Toll Brothers Inc 3.52%
Micron Technology Inc 3.67%Installed Building Products Inc 3.49%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.49%PulteGroup Inc 3.44%

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.

SPYG and XHB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SPYG
State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF
XHB
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Homebuilders ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerState StreetState Street
What it isSPDR Portfolio S&P 500 GrowthSPDR S&P Homebuilders
Total return, 1 year+17.9%−16.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+0.4 pts−34.1 pts
Expense ratio0.04%0.35%
Already in the S&P 500100.0%45.7%
Holdings14735

SPYG in plain words

SPYG is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% 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 147 positions, with the top ten at 56.4%.

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, SPYG or XHB?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYG returned +17.9% and XHB returned −16.6%, so SPYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPYG or XHB?
SPYG charges 0.04% a year and XHB charges 0.35%, so SPYG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SPYG and XHB overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPYG and 46% of XHB 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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