Which returned more over the last year, GOVT or XLY?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and XLY returned −4.1%, so GOVT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, GOVT or XLY?

GOVT charges 0.05% a year and XLY charges 0.08%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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GOVT vs XLY: how they differ

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

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF and State Street(R) Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GOVT and XLY 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 GOVT	Only in XLY
US TREASURY N/B 0.60%	AMAZON.COM INC 24.68%
TREASURY NOTE (OTR) 0.55%	TESLA INC 17.84%
TREASURY BOND (OLD) 0.42%	HOME DEPOT INC 5.31%
TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.25%	MCDONALD S CORP 4.09%
TREASURY BOND (OTR) 0.16%	BOOKING HOLDINGS INC 3.52%
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.11%	TJX COMPANIES INC 3.44%
TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 0.11%	STARBUCKS CORP 2.96%
TREASURY BOND (2OLD) 0.08%	LOWE S COS INC 2.88%

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 Sep 10, 2026.

GOVT and XLY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF	XLY State Street(R) Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	U.S. Treasury Bond	Consumer discretionary
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	−4.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	−21.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.08%
Holdings	216	49

GOVT in plain words

GOVT is a bond fund tracking the U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 8.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

XLY in plain words

XLY is an index equity fund tracking the Consumer discretionary. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −4.1% 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 Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 49 positions, with the top ten at 68.7%. It sat 8.9% below its high of Jan 12, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GOVT or XLY?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and XLY returned −4.1%, so GOVT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GOVT or XLY?: GOVT charges 0.05% a year and XLY charges 0.08%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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