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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +17.5% and XLB +18.5%.

Which is cheaper, IJR or XLB?

IJR is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IJR and XLB overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJR and 100% of XLB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IJR vs XLB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IJR returned +17.5% to XLB's +18.5%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $104.6bn for iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF and $8.1bn for State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+17.5%

IJR total return, 1 year

+18.5%

XLB total return, 1 year

0.06%

IJR expense ratio

0.08%

XLB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJR costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.0 point; IJR is 12.9 times larger.

IJR vs XLB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IJR	XLB
Return
Measure	IJR	XLB
Total return, 1 year	+17.5%	+18.5%
Drawdown
Measure	IJR	XLB
Below its high	6.8%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IJR	XLB
What it tracks	S&P SmallCap 600	Materials Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	IJR	XLB
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$104.6bn	$8.1bn
Holdings
Measure	IJR	XLB
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	5.3%	58.5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IJR and XLB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IJR XLB

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IJR

GLAUKOS 0.61%

PAYCOM SOFTWARE 0.57%

MATCH GROUP INC 0.57%

VIASAT INC 0.55%

SM ENERGY 0.53%

PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS 0.52%

RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 0.51%

JACKSON FINANCIAL CLASS A 0.48%

Only in XLB

LINDE PLC 12.96%

NEWMONT CORP 6.56%

FREEPORT MCMORAN INC 5.23%

ECOLAB INC 4.98%

VULCAN MATERIALS CO 4.89%

NUCOR CORP 4.89%

AIR PRODUCTS + CHEMICALS INC 4.84%

STEEL DYNAMICS INC 4.77%

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Side by side

IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF XLB State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks the S&P SmallCap 600 Tracks an index of Materials

Total return, 1 year +17.5% +18.5%

Its benchmark over the same days +17.6% (SPSM) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs SPSM not measured

Expense ratio 0.06% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 99.8%

Holdings 642 25

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $104.6bn $8.1bn

IJR and XLB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

IJR

IJR tracks the S&P SmallCap 600. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.6% for its benchmark, the S&P SmallCap 600. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 642 positions, with the top ten at 5.3%. It sat 6.8% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

XLB

XLB tracks an index of Materials. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 25 positions, with the top ten at 58.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJR or XLB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +17.5% and XLB +18.5%.
Which is cheaper, IJR or XLB?: IJR is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJR and XLB overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJR and 100% of XLB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IJR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IJR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IJR ↗

XLB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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