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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and XLC returned −2.0%, so IGSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IGSB or XLC?

IGSB charges 0.04% a year and XLC 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 XLC: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGSB and XLC 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 XLC
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.56%	META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 18.92%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO S. R.L. 144A 0.29%	ALPHABET INC CL A 10.12%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 144A 0.15%	ALPHABET INC CL C 8.10%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.10%	AT+T INC 5.19%
BAYER US FINANCE II LLC 144A 0.09%	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 5.03%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%	WALT DISNEY CO/THE 4.76%
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA (FXD-FRN) 0.08%	WARNER BROS DISCOVERY INC 4.61%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/THE MTN 0.08%	COMCAST CORP CLASS A 4.61%

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 XLC on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	XLC State Street(R) Communication Services 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	Communication services
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	−2.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−19.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.08%
Holdings	4496	26

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.

XLC in plain words

XLC is an index equity fund tracking the Communication services. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.0% 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 26 positions, with the top ten at 70.4%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Jan 30, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGSB or XLC?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and XLC returned −2.0%, so IGSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or XLC?: IGSB charges 0.04% a year and XLC charges 0.08%, so IGSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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