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DYNF vs XLB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DYNF returned +14.5% to XLB's +18.5%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $42.7bn for iShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF and $8.1bn for State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF.

DYNF on its own →XLB on its own →
At a glance
+14.5%
DYNF total return, 1 year
+18.5%
XLB total return, 1 year
0.26%
DYNF expense ratio
0.08%
XLB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLB costs 0.18 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.0 points; DYNF is 5.3 times larger.

DYNF vs XLB: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureDYNFXLB
Return
Total return, 1 year+14.5%+18.5%
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedMaterials Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.26%0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$42.7bn$8.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund40.7%58.5%

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

What they share

1%

By the books each fund has filed, DYNF and XLB hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DYNF XLB
NEWMONT 0.64% 6.56%
NUCOR 0.13% 4.89%
CRH PUBLIC LIMITED PLC 0.07% 4.47%
ALBEMARLE CORP 0.01% 1.78%
CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC 0.00% 2.79%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in DYNF
NVIDIA 8.15%
APPLE 8.14%
MICROSOFT 4.76%
AMAZON.COM INC 4.12%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 3.30%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.99%
BROADCOM INC 2.46%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.34%
Only in XLB
LINDE PLC 12.96%
FREEPORT MCMORAN INC 5.23%
ECOLAB INC 4.98%
VULCAN MATERIALS CO 4.89%
AIR PRODUCTS + CHEMICALS INC 4.84%
STEEL DYNAMICS INC 4.77%
SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO 4.73%
MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS 4.62%
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Side by side

DYNF iShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF XLB State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares State Street
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Materials
Total return, 1 year +14.5% +18.5%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.3% (PBUS) not measured
Gap to its benchmark +1.2 pts vs PBUS not measured
Expense ratio 0.26% 0.08%
Already in the S&P 500 94.8% 99.8%
Holdings 262 25
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $42.7bn $8.1bn

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

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About each fund
DYNF

DYNF is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.5% with distributions reinvested, against +13.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.26% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 262 positions, with the top ten at 40.7%.

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, DYNF or XLB?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DYNF returned +14.5% and XLB +18.5%.
Which is cheaper, DYNF or XLB?
XLB is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DYNF and XLB overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 95% of DYNF and 100% of XLB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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DYNF on its own →XLB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →DYNF dividend history →DYNF holdings →XLB dividend history →XLB holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
DYNF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
DYNF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for DYNF ↗
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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