Which returned more over the last year, IGSB or XLB?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and XLB returned +12.0%, so XLB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IGSB or XLB?

IGSB charges 0.04% a year and XLB charges 0.08%, so IGSB 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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IGSB vs XLB: how they differ

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

iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and State Street(R) Materials Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGSB and XLB 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 IGSB	Only in XLB
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.56%	LINDE PLC 12.91%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO S. R.L. 144A 0.29%	NEWMONT CORP 8.14%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 144A 0.15%	FREEPORT MCMORAN INC 6.19%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.10%	CORTEVA INC 5.11%
BAYER US FINANCE II LLC 144A 0.09%	AIR PRODUCTS + CHEMICALS INC 4.78%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%	ECOLAB INC 4.75%
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA (FXD-FRN) 0.08%	SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO/THE 4.70%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/THE MTN 0.08%	NUCOR CORP 4.59%

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.

IGSB and XLB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	XLB State Street(R) Materials Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond	Materials
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+12.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−5.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.08%
Holdings	4496	27

IGSB in plain words

IGSB is a bond fund tracking the 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

XLB in plain words

XLB is an index equity fund tracking the Materials. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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 27 positions, with the top ten at 59.4%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 26, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGSB or XLB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and XLB returned +12.0%, so XLB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or XLB?: IGSB charges 0.04% a year and XLB charges 0.08%, so IGSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IGSB against XLB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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