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BOXX vs XLK: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BOXX is an actively managed short-term fund and XLK an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, XLK returned +27.1% against +4.0%.

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Net assets: $14.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF, and $125.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance
+4.0%
BOXX total return, 1 year
+27.1%
XLK total return, 1 year
0.19%
BOXX expense ratio
0.08%
XLK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLK costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 23.1 points; XLK is 8.5 times larger.

BOXX vs XLK: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBOXXXLK
Return
Total return, 1 year+4.0%+27.1%
Drawdown
Below its high5.4%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedTechnology Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.19%0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026$14.4bn$122.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund64.6%

Method

Side by side

BOXX Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF XLK State Street Technology 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 Technology
Total return, 1 year +4.0% +27.1%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.6% (SPY)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +13.5 pts vs SPY
Expense ratio 0.19% 0.08%
Holdings not counted 76
Net assets, BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 and XLK as of Oct 27, 2026 $14.5bn $125.0bn

BOXX and XLK 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.

XLK

XLK tracks an index of Technology. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +27.1% 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 76 positions, with the top ten at 64.6%. It sat 5.4% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOXX or XLK?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and XLK +27.1%.
Which is cheaper, BOXX or XLK?
XLK 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 ↗
XLK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
XLK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street website ↗

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