Which returned more over the last year, SPYG or XLC?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYG returned +17.9% and XLC returned −2.0%, so SPYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SPYG or XLC?

SPYG charges 0.04% a year and XLC charges 0.08%, so SPYG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do SPYG and XLC overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPYG and 100% of XLC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 15% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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SPYG vs XLC: how they differ

SPYG and XLC hold 15% 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) Communication Services Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPYG and XLC hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SPYG and XLC both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	SPYG	XLC
Alphabet Inc	5.91%	13.10%
Alphabet Inc	4.71%	10.44%
Meta Platforms Inc	3.49%	19.93%
Netflix Inc	0.85%	4.84%
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc	0.06%	5.26%
Electronic Arts Inc	0.06%	4.64%
Live Nation Entertainment Inc	0.04%	3.50%
EchoStar Corp	0.04%	1.67%
TKO Group Holdings Inc	0.04%	1.53%
Fox Corp	0.02%	1.26%
Fox Corp	0.01%	0.79%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SPYG	Only in XLC
NVIDIA Corp 13.66%	Comcast Corp 4.71%
Microsoft Corp 7.81%	Warner Bros Discovery Inc 4.67%
Apple Inc 5.99%	Walt Disney Co/The 4.49%
Broadcom Inc 5.04%	T-Mobile US Inc 4.16%
Micron Technology Inc 3.67%	Verizon Communications Inc 4.15%
Amazon.com Inc 3.48%	AT&T Inc 4.10%
Eli Lilly & Co 2.67%	Omnicom Group Inc 2.51%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 2.67%	Charter Communications Inc 1.44%

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 XLC 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	XLC State Street(R) Communication Services Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	State Street
What it is	SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth	Communication services
Total return, 1 year	+17.9%	−2.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+0.4 pts	−19.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.08%
Already in the S&P 500	100.0%	100.0%
Holdings	147	23

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%.

XLC in plain words

XLC is an index equity fund tracking the Communication services. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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 23 positions, with the top ten at 76.2%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Jan 30, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPYG or XLC?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYG returned +17.9% and XLC returned −2.0%, so SPYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPYG or XLC?: SPYG charges 0.04% a year and XLC charges 0.08%, so SPYG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SPYG and XLC overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPYG and 100% of XLC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 15% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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