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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and XLRE returned +5.6%, so XLRE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IGSB or XLRE?

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

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGSB and XLRE 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 XLRE
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.56%	WELLTOWER INC 11.71%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO S. R.L. 144A 0.29%	PROLOGIS INC 8.96%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 144A 0.15%	EQUINIX INC 7.10%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.10%	AMERICAN TOWER CORP 5.67%
BAYER US FINANCE II LLC 144A 0.09%	VIVMARK RESIDENTIAL 5.06%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%	DIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC 5.04%
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA (FXD-FRN) 0.08%	SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC 4.67%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/THE MTN 0.08%	VENTAS INC 4.66%

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 XLRE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	XLRE State Street(R) Real Estate 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	Real estate
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+5.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−11.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.08%
Holdings	4496	32

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.

XLRE in plain words

XLRE is an index equity fund tracking the Real estate. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +5.6% 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 32 positions, with the top ten at 61.9%. It sat 5.6% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGSB or XLRE?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and XLRE returned +5.6%, so XLRE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or XLRE?: IGSB charges 0.04% a year and XLRE charges 0.08%, so IGSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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