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BOXX vs XLI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BOXX is an actively managed short-term fund and XLI an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, XLI returned +10.2% against +4.0%.

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Net assets: $14.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF, and $30.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance
+4.0%
BOXX total return, 1 year
+10.2%
XLI total return, 1 year
0.19%
BOXX expense ratio
0.08%
XLI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLI costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.2 points; XLI is 2.1 times larger.

BOXX vs XLI: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBOXXXLI
Return
Total return, 1 year+4.0%+10.2%
Drawdown
Below its high9.4%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedIndustrial Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.19%0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026$14.4bn$30.5bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund37.8%

Method

Side by side

BOXX Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF XLI State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Alpha Architect State Street
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Industrials
Total return, 1 year +4.0% +10.2%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.6% (SPY)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −3.4 pts vs SPY
Expense ratio 0.19% 0.08%
Holdings not counted 84
Net assets, BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 and XLI as of Oct 27, 2026 $14.5bn $30.8bn

BOXX and XLI on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
BOXX

BOXX is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% a year.

XLI

XLI tracks an index of Industrials. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +10.2% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 84 positions, with the top ten at 37.8%. It sat 9.4% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOXX or XLI?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and XLI +10.2%.
Which is cheaper, BOXX or XLI?
XLI is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Sources and dates
BOXX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BOXX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Alpha Architect website ↗
XLI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
XLI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street website ↗

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