Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
GOVT vs XHB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GOVT returned −1.5% to XHB's −8.6%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.
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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $42.8bn for iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF and $1.5bn for State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF.
Pair scorecard
GOVT costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.1 points; GOVT is far larger, $42.8bn against $1.5bn.
| Measure | GOVT | XHB |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −1.5% | −8.6% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 8.1%, high on Aug 4, 2020 | 20.5%, high on Oct 18, 2024 |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | ICE U.S. Treasury Core Bond Index | S&P Homebuilders Select Industry Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.05% | 0.35% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 | $42.8bn | $1.5bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 46% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 35.4% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, GOVT and XHB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.
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0% in common
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Side by side
GOVT and XHB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
GOVT
GOVT tracks an index of U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 8.1% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.
XHB
XHB tracks the S&P Homebuilders. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −8.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 46% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 34 positions, with the top ten at 35.4%. It sat 20.5% below its high of Oct 18, 2024 on Oct 28, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, GOVT or XHB?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.5% and XHB −8.6%.
- Which is cheaper, GOVT or XHB?
- GOVT is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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