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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 XRT: how they differ

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

State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Homebuilders ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Retail ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, XHB and XRT 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 XRT
Owens Corning 4.10%Groupon Inc 1.78%
Advanced Drainage Systems Inc 3.60%RealReal Inc/The 1.75%
KB Home 3.56%Bath & Body Works Inc 1.73%
Builders FirstSource Inc 3.56%Warby Parker Inc 1.64%
Meritage Homes Corp 3.53%Upbound Group Inc 1.59%
Toll Brothers Inc 3.52%Coupang Inc 1.55%
Installed Building Products Inc 3.49%Maplebear Inc 1.55%
PulteGroup Inc 3.44%Revolve Group Inc 1.52%

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 XRT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
XHB
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Homebuilders ETF
XRT
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Retail ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerState StreetState Street
What it isSPDR S&P HomebuildersSPDR S&P Retail
Total return, 1 year−16.6%−3.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−34.1 pts−20.6 pts
Expense ratio0.35%0.35%
Already in the S&P 50045.7%22.5%
Holdings3575

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.

XRT in plain words

XRT is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Retail. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −3.0% 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, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 75 positions, with the top ten at 16.1%. It sat 12.2% below its high of Nov 16, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, XHB or XRT?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, XHB returned −16.6% and XRT returned −3.0%, so XRT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, XHB or XRT?
XHB charges 0.35% a year and XRT charges 0.35%, so XHB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do XHB and XRT overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 46% of XHB and 22% of XRT 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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