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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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XHB vs XLK: how they differ

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

State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Homebuilders ETF and State Street(R) Technology Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, XHB and XLK 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 XHBOnly in XLK
Owens Corning 4.10%NVIDIA Corp 14.66%
Advanced Drainage Systems Inc 3.60%Apple Inc 12.86%
KB Home 3.56%Microsoft Corp 8.38%
Builders FirstSource Inc 3.56%Micron Technology Inc 5.42%
Meritage Homes Corp 3.53%Broadcom Inc 5.41%
Toll Brothers Inc 3.52%Advanced Micro Devices Inc 5.28%
Installed Building Products Inc 3.49%Intel Corp 3.68%
PulteGroup Inc 3.44%Applied Materials Inc 3.20%

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.

XHB and XLK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
XHB
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Homebuilders ETF
XLK
State Street(R) Technology Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerState StreetState Street
What it isSPDR S&P HomebuildersTechnology
Total return, 1 year−16.6%+39.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−34.1 pts+21.7 pts
Expense ratio0.35%0.08%
Already in the S&P 50045.7%100.0%
Holdings3574

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.

XLK in plain words

XLK is an index equity fund tracking the Technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +39.2% 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 74 positions, with the top ten at 64.5%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, XHB or XLK?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, XHB returned −16.6% and XLK returned +39.2%, so XLK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, XHB or XLK?
XHB charges 0.35% a year and XLK charges 0.08%, so XLK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do XHB and XLK overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 46% of XHB and 100% of XLK 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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