Which returned more over the last year, ITOT or XLSR?

In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ITOT returned +14.8% and XLSR +9.5%.

Which is cheaper, ITOT or XLSR?

ITOT is cheaper, by 0.67 percentage points a year. That is about $67 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do ITOT and XLSR overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 88% of ITOT and 34% of XLSR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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ITOT vs XLSR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ITOT returned +14.8% to XLSR's +9.5%; 20% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $95.4bn for iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF and $1.1bn for State Street US Sector Rotation ETF.

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At a glance

+14.8%

ITOT total return, 1 year

+9.5%

XLSR total return, 1 year

0.03%

ITOT expense ratio

0.70%

XLSR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

ITOT costs 0.67 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.3 points; ITOT is far larger, $95.4bn against $1.1bn.

ITOT vs XLSR: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	ITOT	XLSR
Return
Measure	ITOT	XLSR
Total return, 1 year	+14.8%	+9.5%
Benchmark
Measure	ITOT	XLSR
What it tracks	S&P Total Market Index (TMI)	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	ITOT	XLSR
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.70%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$95.4bn	$1.1bn
Holdings
Measure	ITOT	XLSR
Holdings in common	20%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	33.2%	90.9%

Method

What they share

20%

By the books each fund has filed, ITOT and XLSR hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

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20% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ITOT XLSR

NVIDIA 6.82% 3.84%

APPLE 6.61% 3.71%

MICROSOFT 5.27% 2.79%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.24% 3.62%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.87% 2.37%

ALPHABET CLASS C 1.81% 2.85%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.35% 1.81%

BROADCOM INC 2.15% 1.17%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.32% 0.45%

NETFLIX 0.36% 0.30%

TESLA INC 1.53% 0.20%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 0.26% 0.12%

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Only in ITOT

ELI LILLY 1.54%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.42%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.23%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.00%

VISA CLASS A 0.98%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.87%

WALMART 0.76%

MASTERCARD CLASS A 0.71%

Only in XLSR

STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT 26.80%

STATE STREET HEALTH CARE SELEC 24.28%

STATE STREET FINANCIAL SELECT 11.54%

STATE STREET CONSUMER DISCRETI 6.50%

STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER 4.97%

STATE STREET INDUSTRIAL SELECT 1.38%

STATE STREET ENERGY SELECT SEC 1.16%

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Side by side

ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF XLSR State Street US Sector Rotation ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks the S&P Total U.S. Stock Market Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +14.8% +9.5%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.8% (VOO)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −5.3 pts vs VOO

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.70%

Already in the S&P 500 88.1% 34.4%

Holdings 2437 21

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $95.4bn $1.1bn

ITOT and XLSR on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

ITOT

ITOT tracks the S&P Total U.S. Stock Market. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,437 positions, with the top ten at 33.2%.

XLSR

XLSR is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +9.5% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.70% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 34% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 21 positions, with the top ten at 90.9%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ITOT or XLSR?: In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ITOT returned +14.8% and XLSR +9.5%.
Which is cheaper, ITOT or XLSR?: ITOT is cheaper, by 0.67 percentage points a year. That is about $67 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ITOT and XLSR overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 88% of ITOT and 34% of XLSR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

ITOT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ITOT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ITOT ↗

XLSR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLSR 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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