Are IVV and XT in the same category?

IVV is a stock ETF and XT is a thematic ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.

Which returned more over the last year, IVV or XT?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVV returned +13.7% and XT +22.1%.

Which is cheaper, IVV or XT?

IVV is cheaper, by 0.43 percentage points a year. That is about $43 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IVV and XT overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 100% of IVV and 66% of XT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IVV vs XT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IVV returned +13.7% to XT's +22.1%, and IVV charges 0.03% to XT's 0.46%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $885.1bn for iShares Core S&P 500 ETF and $4.1bn for iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF.

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At a glance

+13.7%

IVV total return, 1 year

+22.1%

XT total return, 1 year

0.03%

IVV expense ratio

0.46%

XT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IVV costs 0.43 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.4 points; IVV is far larger, $885.1bn against $4.1bn.

IVV vs XT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IVV	XT
Return
Measure	IVV	XT
Total return, 1 year	+13.7%	+22.1%
Against its benchmark
Measure	IVV	XT
What it tracks	S&P 500	Broad innovation and megatrends
Against its benchmark, 1 year		ahead by 8.7 pts
Cost and size
Measure	IVV	XT
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.46%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$885.1bn	$4.1bn
Active share vs the S&P 500		69%
Holdings
Measure	IVV	XT
Holdings in common	32%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	38.1%	37%

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

What they share

32%

By the books each fund has filed, IVV and XT hold 32% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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32% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IVV XT

MICROSOFT 5.93% 4.11%

NVIDIA 7.92% 3.66%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.73% 2.62%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.83% 1.96%

BROADCOM INC 2.45% 1.73%

TESLA INC 1.73% 4.45%

ELI LILLY 1.54% 4.32%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.05% 1.33%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.57% 1.03%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.97% 3.02%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.37% 0.94%

ABBVIE 0.76% 2.44%

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Only in IVV

APPLE 7.61%

ALPHABET CLASS C 2.26%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.52%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.34%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.11%

VISA CLASS A 1.03%

WALMART 0.80%

MASTERCARD CLASS A 0.74%

Only in XT

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 1.82%

IBERDROLA 1.48%

NOVARTIS AG 1.40%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.27%

CLOUDFLARE CLASS A 1.13%

INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 1.13%

MURATA MANUFACTURING 1.07%

XIAOMI 0.88%

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Side by side

IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF XT iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Thematic ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the S&P 500 Broad innovation and megatrends

Total return, 1 year +13.7% +22.1%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.6% (SPY) +13.4% (ACWI)

Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs SPY +8.7 pts vs ACWI

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.46%

Already in the S&P 500 99.8% 65.5%

Holdings 505 197

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $885.1bn $4.1bn

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

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About each fund

IVV

IVV tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% 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 505 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

By weight, 66% of XT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 69%. The top ten holdings are 37% of the fund across 197 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +22.1% with distributions reinvested against +13.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index, so a holder was ahead by 8.7 pts.

Questions people ask

Are IVV and XT in the same category?: IVV is a stock ETF and XT is a thematic ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which returned more over the last year, IVV or XT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVV returned +13.7% and XT +22.1%.
Which is cheaper, IVV or XT?: IVV is cheaper, by 0.43 percentage points a year. That is about $43 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IVV and XT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 100% of IVV and 66% of XT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IVV and XT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IVV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IVV ↗

XT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for XT ↗

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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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