Which returned more over the last year, DVY or XLB?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +17.1% and XLB +18.5%.

Which is cheaper, DVY or XLB?

XLB is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do DVY and XLB overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 80% of DVY and 100% of XLB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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DVY vs XLB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DVY returned +17.1% to XLB's +18.5%; 4% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $23.4bn for iShares Select Dividend ETF and $8.1bn for State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+17.1%

DVY total return, 1 year

+18.5%

XLB total return, 1 year

0.38%

DVY expense ratio

0.08%

XLB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLB costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.4 points; DVY is 2.9 times larger.

DVY vs XLB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DVY	XLB
Return
Measure	DVY	XLB
Total return, 1 year	+17.1%	+18.5%
Benchmark
Measure	DVY	XLB
What it tracks	Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index	Materials Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	DVY	XLB
Expense ratio	0.38%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$23.4bn	$8.1bn
Holdings
Measure	DVY	XLB
Holdings in common	4%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	19.7%	58.5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, DVY and XLB hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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4% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DVY XLB

LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES CLASS A 1.35% 2.66%

SMURFIT WESTROCK PLC 1.18% 3.41%

INTERNATIONAL PAPER 1.04% 2.70%

PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA 0.78% 3.42%

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Only in DVY

HP INC 2.54%

PFIZER 2.42%

ALTRIA GROUP INC 2.27%

PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 2.12%

T ROWE PRICE GROUP 2.00%

ONEOK 1.87%

KIMBERLY CLARK 1.65%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.65%

Only in XLB

LINDE PLC 12.96%

NEWMONT CORP 6.56%

FREEPORT MCMORAN INC 5.23%

ECOLAB INC 4.98%

VULCAN MATERIALS CO 4.89%

NUCOR CORP 4.89%

AIR PRODUCTS + CHEMICALS INC 4.84%

STEEL DYNAMICS INC 4.77%

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Side by side

DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF XLB State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks an index of US dividend Tracks an index of Materials

Total return, 1 year +17.1% +18.5%

Expense ratio 0.38% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 80.1% 99.8%

Holdings 101 25

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $23.4bn $8.1bn

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

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About each fund

DVY

DVY tracks an index of US dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 101 positions, with the top ten at 19.7%.

XLB

XLB tracks an index of Materials. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.5% with distributions reinvested. 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 25 positions, with the top ten at 58.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DVY or XLB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +17.1% and XLB +18.5%.
Which is cheaper, DVY or XLB?: XLB is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DVY and XLB overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 80% of DVY and 100% of XLB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

DVY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DVY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for DVY ↗

XLB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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