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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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FTEC vs XLV: how they differ

FTEC and XLV hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and FTEC returned more over the year.

Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF and State Street(R) Health Care Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FTEC and XLV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in FTECOnly in XLV
NVIDIA Corp 18.00%ELI LILLY + CO 14.87%
Apple Inc 14.38%JOHNSON + JOHNSON 10.73%
Microsoft Corp 9.54%ABBVIE INC 7.54%
Broadcom Inc 5.01%MERCK + CO. INC. 5.98%
Micron Technology Inc 2.64%UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 5.90%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 2.60%THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC 3.75%
Intel Corp 1.99%AMGEN INC 3.46%
Cisco Systems Inc 1.66%ABBOTT LABORATORIES 3.01%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

FTEC and XLV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FTEC
Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF
XLV
State Street(R) Health Care Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerFidelityState Street
What it isMSCI Information TechnologyHealth care
Total return, 1 year+35.7%+20.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+18.2 pts+2.9 pts
Expense ratio0.08%0.08%
Already in the S&P 50086.2%100.0%
Holdings28263

FTEC in plain words

FTEC is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Information Technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +35.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 282 positions, with the top ten at 58.8%. It sat 3.7% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

XLV in plain words

XLV is an index equity fund tracking the Health care. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +20.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 63 positions, with the top ten at 60.9%. It sat 5.9% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FTEC or XLV?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTEC returned +35.7% and XLV returned +20.4%, so FTEC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FTEC or XLV?
FTEC charges 0.08% a year and XLV charges 0.08%, so FTEC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FTEC and XLV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 86% of FTEC and 100% of XLV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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