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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +17.5% and XLP +13.8%.

Which is cheaper, IJR or XLP?

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 XLP overlap with the S&P 500?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IJR vs XLP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IJR returned +17.5% to XLP's +13.8%; 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 $14.6bn for State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+17.5%

IJR total return, 1 year

+13.8%

XLP total return, 1 year

0.06%

IJR expense ratio

0.08%

XLP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJR costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.7 points; IJR is 7.2 times larger.

IJR vs XLP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IJR	XLP
Return
Measure	IJR	XLP
Total return, 1 year	+17.5%	+13.8%
Drawdown
Measure	IJR	XLP
Below its high	6.8%, high on Aug 14, 2026	3.5%, high on Oct 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IJR	XLP
What it tracks	S&P SmallCap 600	Consumer Staples Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	IJR	XLP
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$104.6bn	$14.6bn
Holdings
Measure	IJR	XLP
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	5.3%	62.9%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IJR and XLP 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 XLP

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 XLP

WALMART INC 11.05%

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 9.14%

PROCTER + GAMBLE CO 7.69%

COCA COLA CO 7.34%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 6.56%

ALTRIA GROUP INC 4.54%

COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO 4.39%

MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC A 4.19%

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Side by side

IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF XLP State Street Consumer Staples 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 Consumer staples

Total return, 1 year +17.5% +13.8%

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% 99.6%

Holdings 642 36

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $104.6bn $14.6bn

IJR and XLP 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.

XLP

XLP tracks an index of Consumer staples. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.8% 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 36 positions, with the top ten at 62.9%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Oct 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJR or XLP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +17.5% and XLP +13.8%.
Which is cheaper, IJR or XLP?: 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 XLP overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJR and 100% of XLP 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 ↗

XLP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLP 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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