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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTEC returned +25.0% and XLB +18.5%.

Which is cheaper, FTEC or XLB?

Neither: FTEC and XLB both charge 0.08% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 88% of FTEC and 100% of XLB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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FTEC vs XLB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FTEC returned +25.0% to XLB's +18.5%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $22.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF, and $8.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+25.0%

FTEC total return, 1 year

+18.5%

XLB total return, 1 year

0.08%

FTEC expense ratio

0.08%

XLB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.08% a year; their one-year returns differ by 6.5 points; FTEC is 2.8 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FTEC vs XLB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FTEC	XLB
Return
Measure	FTEC	XLB
Total return, 1 year	+25.0%	+18.5%
Drawdown
Measure	FTEC	XLB
Below its high	4.9%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FTEC	XLB
What it tracks	MSCI USA IMI Information Technology 25/50 Index	Materials Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	FTEC	XLB
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$22.1bn	$7.8bn
Holdings
Measure	FTEC	XLB
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	62.2%	58.5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FTEC and XLB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FTEC XLB

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Only in FTEC

NVIDIA Corp 17.09%

Apple Inc 16.21%

Microsoft Corp 10.93%

Broadcom Inc 4.20%

Micron Technology Inc 3.82%

Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.18%

Cisco Systems Inc 1.92%

Applied Materials Inc 1.69%

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

FTEC Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF XLB State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Fidelity State Street

What it is Tracks the MSCI Information Technology Tracks an index of Materials

Total return, 1 year +25.0% +18.5%

Its benchmark over the same days +24.7% (VGT) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +0.3 pts vs VGT not measured

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 87.8% 99.8%

Holdings 281 25

Net assets, FTEC as of Sep 30, 2026 and XLB as of Oct 27, 2026 $22.1bn $8.1bn

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

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About each fund

FTEC

FTEC tracks the MSCI Information Technology. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +25.0% with distributions reinvested, against +24.7% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA IMI Information Technology 25/50 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 281 positions, with the top ten at 62.2%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

XLB

XLB tracks an index of Materials. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.5% with distributions reinvested. 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, FTEC or XLB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTEC returned +25.0% and XLB +18.5%.
Which is cheaper, FTEC or XLB?: Neither: FTEC and XLB both charge 0.08% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FTEC and XLB overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 88% of FTEC and 100% of XLB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

FTEC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FTEC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Fidelity website ↗

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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