Which returned more over the last year, IWB or XLC?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +13.1% and XLC −10.4%.

Which is cheaper, IWB or XLC?

XLC is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IWB and XLC overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IWB and 100% of XLC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IWB vs XLC: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWB returned +13.1% to XLC's −10.4%; 8% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $49.1bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Russell 1000 ETF, and $22.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+13.1%

IWB total return, 1 year

−10.4%

XLC total return, 1 year

0.15%

IWB expense ratio

0.08%

XLC expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLC costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 23.5 points; IWB is 2.2 times larger.

IWB vs XLC: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IWB	XLC
Return
Measure	IWB	XLC
Total return, 1 year	+13.1%	−10.4%
Drawdown
Measure	IWB	XLC
Below its high		13.3%, high on Jan 30, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IWB	XLC
What it tracks	Russell 1000 Index	Communication Services Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	IWB	XLC
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$48.7bn	$22.2bn
Holdings
Measure	IWB	XLC
Holdings in common	8%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	35.3%	75.3%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IWB and XLC hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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8% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IWB XLC

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.63% 12.27%

ALPHABET CLASS C 2.12% 9.82%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.92% 21.45%

NETFLIX 0.36% 4.14%

WALT DISNEY 0.27% 5.33%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 0.26% 4.45%

AT&T 0.20% 4.20%

COMCAST CLASS A 0.11% 4.48%

T MOBILE US INC 0.10% 4.17%

APPLOVIN CLASS A 0.09% 4.34%

TAKE TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE 0.05% 4.80%

LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT 0.04% 3.87%

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Only in IWB

NVIDIA 7.15%

APPLE 7.06%

MICROSOFT 5.56%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.46%

BROADCOM INC 2.24%

TESLA INC 1.68%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.47%

ELI LILLY 1.44%

Only in XLC

SKYDANCE CORP 0.60%

S+P EMINI COM SER DEC26 -0.03%

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Side by side

IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF XLC State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks the Russell 1000 Tracks an index of Communication services

Total return, 1 year +13.1% −10.4%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.2% (VONE) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs VONE not measured

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 91.7% 99.8%

Holdings 1025 23

Net assets, IWB as of Oct 28, 2026 and XLC as of Oct 27, 2026 $49.1bn $22.1bn

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

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About each fund

IWB

IWB tracks the Russell 1000. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.2% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,025 positions, with the top ten at 35.3%.

XLC

XLC tracks an index of Communication services. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −10.4% 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 23 positions, with the top ten at 75.3%. It sat 13.3% below its high of Jan 30, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWB or XLC?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +13.1% and XLC −10.4%.
Which is cheaper, IWB or XLC?: XLC is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWB and XLC overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IWB and 100% of XLC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IWB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWB ↗

XLC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLC 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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