Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

vsCompare their flowsaskIQ about these two fundsAsk the committee about these two funds
Across categories

DYNF vs XLC: Differences, Returns & Fees

Share
Share on XDownload as PDF

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DYNF returned +14.5% to XLC's −10.4%; 9% of their weight is in the same names.

askIQ about this page

askIQ about DYNF and XLC

Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $42.7bn for iShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF and $22.1bn for State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF.

At a glance
+14.5%
DYNF total return, 1 year
−10.4%
XLC total return, 1 year
0.26%
DYNF expense ratio
0.08%
XLC expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLC costs 0.18 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 24.9 points; DYNF is 1.9 times larger.

DYNF vs XLC: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureDYNFXLC
Return
Total return, 1 year+14.5%−10.4%
Drawdown
Below its high13.3%, high on Jan 30, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedCommunication Services Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.26%0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$42.7bn$22.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common9%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund40.7%75.3%

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

What they share

9%

By the books each fund has filed, DYNF and XLC hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

9% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DYNF XLC
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.34% 21.45%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.31% 12.27%
ALPHABET CLASS C 1.90% 9.82%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 0.72% 4.45%
NETFLIX 0.70% 4.14%
AT&T 0.62% 4.20%
APPLOVIN CLASS A 0.16% 4.34%
WALT DISNEY 0.12% 5.33%
OMNICOM GROUP INC 0.05% 3.06%
FOX CLASS A 0.02% 1.83%
REDDIT CLASS A 0.02% 2.83%
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%
BANK OF AMERICA 2.10%
Only in XLC
TAKE TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWRE 4.80%
COMCAST CORP CLASS A 4.48%
T MOBILE US INC 4.17%
LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT IN 3.87%
ECHOSTAR CORP A 1.78%
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC A 1.66%
NEWS CORP CLASS A 1.53%
TKO GROUP HOLDINGS INC 1.47%
Check overlap with more funds →

Side by side

DYNF iShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF XLC State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Communication services
Total return, 1 year +14.5% −10.4%
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 23
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $42.7bn $22.1bn

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

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-878A2BC37C

DYNF and XLC do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

  1. What each follows. DYNF follows No index, actively managed and XLC follows Communication Services Select Sector Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 9% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 DYNF returned +14.5% and XLC −10.4% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 24.9 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

The two-page PDF for this pair is coming. Save the comparison to follow its changes. Free. It needs an email sign-in, once.

Your saved page · Privacy.

Alert

DYNF and XLC flows, by email on Sundays.

One-click unsubscribe. See Privacy.

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%.

XLC

XLC tracks an index of Communication services. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −10.4% 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 23 positions, with the top ten at 75.3%. It sat 13.3% below its high of Jan 30, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DYNF or XLC?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DYNF returned +14.5% and XLC −10.4%.
Which is cheaper, DYNF or XLC?
XLC 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 XLC overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 95% of DYNF and 100% of XLC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
Other comparisons
Cite this pageCitation, APA and Markdown

ETFIQ, DYNF against XLC, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/dynf-vs-xlc

Open data →

Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms.