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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTEC returned +25.0% and XLC −10.4%.

Which is cheaper, FTEC or XLC?

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

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

FTEC vs XLC: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FTEC returned +25.0% to XLC's −10.4%; 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 $22.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+25.0%

FTEC total return, 1 year

−10.4%

XLC total return, 1 year

0.08%

FTEC expense ratio

0.08%

XLC expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.08% a year; their one-year returns differ by 35.4 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FTEC vs XLC: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FTEC	XLC
Return
Measure	FTEC	XLC
Total return, 1 year	+25.0%	−10.4%
Drawdown
Measure	FTEC	XLC
Below its high	4.9%, high on Oct 6, 2026	13.3%, high on Jan 30, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FTEC	XLC
What it tracks	MSCI USA IMI Information Technology 25/50 Index	Communication Services Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	FTEC	XLC
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$22.1bn	$22.5bn
Holdings
Measure	FTEC	XLC
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	62.2%	75.3%

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 XLC 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 XLC

AppLovin Corp 0.41% 4.34%

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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 XLC

META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 21.45%

ALPHABET INC CL A 12.27%

ALPHABET INC CL C 9.82%

WALT DISNEY CO 5.33%

TAKE TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWRE 4.80%

COMCAST CORP CLASS A 4.48%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 4.45%

AT+T INC 4.20%

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Side by side

FTEC Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF XLC State Street Communication Services 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 Communication services

Total return, 1 year +25.0% −10.4%

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 23

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

FTEC and XLC 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.

XLC

XLC tracks an index of Communication services. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −10.4% 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 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, FTEC or XLC?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTEC returned +25.0% and XLC −10.4%.
Which is cheaper, FTEC or XLC?: Neither: FTEC and XLC both charge 0.08% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FTEC and XLC overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 88% of FTEC and 100% of XLC 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 ↗

XLC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLC 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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