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Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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IBIT vs XLI: how they differ

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

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF and State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in IBITOnly in XLI
BITCOIN 100.00%CATERPILLAR INC 6.88%
USD CASH 0.00%GENERAL ELECTRIC 6.04%
RTX CORP 4.84%
GE VERNOVA INC 4.64%
DEERE + CO 3.18%
UNION PACIFIC CORP 3.07%
EATON CORP PLC 3.05%
BOEING CO/THE 2.90%

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 18, 2026.

IBIT and XLI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IBIT
iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF
XLI
State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF
Where it sitsCore fundCore fund
IssueriSharesState Street
What it isHolds bitcoinTracks an index of Industrials
Total return, 1 year−31.1%+12.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+16.6%+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500−47.6 pts−4.0 pts
Expense ratio0.25%0.08%
Holdings286
Net assets$63.7bn$30.6bn

IBIT in plain words

IBIT holds bitcoin. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −31.1% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 35.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2025 on Sep 18, 2026.

XLI in plain words

XLI tracks an index of Industrials. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +12.6% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 86 positions, with the top ten at 39.5%. It sat 9.0% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or XLI?
In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and XLI returned +12.6%, so XLI returned more.
Which is cheaper, IBIT or XLI?
IBIT charges 0.25% a year and XLI charges 0.08%, so XLI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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