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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USFR returned +4.1% and XLC returned −2.0%, so USFR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, USFR or XLC?

USFR charges 0.15% a year and XLC charges 0.08%, so XLC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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USFR vs XLC: how they differ

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

WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund and State Street(R) Communication Services Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in USFR	Only in XLC
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 28.04%	Meta Platforms Inc 19.93%
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 28.01%	Alphabet Inc 13.10%
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 28.00%	Alphabet Inc 10.44%
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 15.95%	Take-Two Interactive Software Inc 5.26%
	Netflix Inc 4.84%
	Comcast Corp 4.71%
	Warner Bros Discovery Inc 4.67%
	Electronic Arts Inc 4.64%

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 and May 31, 2026.

USFR and XLC on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	USFR WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund	XLC State Street(R) Communication Services Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	WisdomTree	State Street
What it is	Floating Rate Treasury	Communication services
Total return, 1 year	+4.1%	−2.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.4 pts	−19.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.08%
Holdings	4	23

USFR in plain words

USFR is a bond fund tracking the Floating Rate Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

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, USFR or XLC?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USFR returned +4.1% and XLC returned −2.0%, so USFR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, USFR or XLC?: USFR charges 0.15% a year and XLC charges 0.08%, so XLC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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