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Data as of Sep 14, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IVV vs XLRE: how they differ

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

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF and State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IVV 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 IVVOnly in XLRE
NVIDIA 8.00%WELLTOWER INC 11.60%
APPLE 7.39%PROLOGIS INC 8.97%
MICROSOFT 5.57%EQUINIX INC 7.14%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.80%AMERICAN TOWER CORP 5.78%
ALPHABET CLASS A 3.00%DIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC 5.08%
BROADCOM INC 2.59%VIVMARK RESIDENTIAL 5.06%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.40%SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC 4.63%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.15%VENTAS INC 4.60%

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 11, 2026.

IVV and XLRE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 14, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
XLRE
State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesState Street
What it isS&P 500Real estate
Total return, 1 year+17.1%+5.3%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.0%+17.0%
Gap to the S&P 500+0.1 pts−11.7 pts
Expense ratio0.03%0.08%
Already in the S&P 500100.0%100.0%
Holdings50832

IVV in plain words

IVV is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 14, 2026 it returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.0% for the S&P 500 and +21.5% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 11, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 508 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

XLRE in plain words

XLRE is an index equity fund tracking the Real estate. Over the year to Sep 14, 2026 it returned +5.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.0% for the S&P 500 and +21.5% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 11, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 32 positions, with the top ten at 61.8%. It sat 6.3% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Sep 14, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IVV or XLRE?
In the year to Sep 14, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVV returned +17.1% and XLRE returned +5.3%, so IVV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IVV or XLRE?
IVV charges 0.03% a year and XLRE charges 0.08%, so IVV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IVV and XLRE overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of IVV and 100% of XLRE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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IVV against XLRE, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 14, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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