Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
XBI vs XHB: how they differ
XBI and XHB hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and XBI returned more over the year.
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Biotech ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Homebuilders ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, XBI and XHB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in XBI | Only in XHB |
|---|---|
| Apogee Therapeutics Inc 1.49% | Owens Corning 4.10% |
| Moderna Inc 1.41% | Advanced Drainage Systems Inc 3.60% |
| Twist Bioscience Corp 1.41% | KB Home 3.56% |
| Oruka Therapeutics Inc 1.38% | Builders FirstSource Inc 3.56% |
| Kymera Therapeutics Inc 1.36% | Meritage Homes Corp 3.53% |
| Viking Therapeutics Inc 1.31% | Toll Brothers Inc 3.52% |
| Praxis Precision Medicines Inc 1.29% | Installed Building Products Inc 3.49% |
| Erasca Inc 1.27% | 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.
| XBI State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Biotech ETF | XHB State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Homebuilders ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | State Street |
| What it is | SPDR S&P Biotech | SPDR S&P Homebuilders |
| Total return, 1 year | +64.0% | −16.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +46.5 pts | −34.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.35% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 8.5% | 45.7% |
| Holdings | 150 | 35 |
XBI in plain words
XBI is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Biotech. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +64.0% 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, 8% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 150 positions, with the top ten at 13.3%. It sat 9.6% below its high of Feb 8, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.
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. 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, XBI or XHB?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, XBI returned +64.0% and XHB returned −16.6%, so XBI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, XBI or XHB?
- XBI charges 0.35% a year and XHB charges 0.35%, so XBI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do XBI and XHB overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 8% of XBI 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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