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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +13.1% and XLP +13.8%.

Which is cheaper, IWB or XLP?

XLP 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 XLP overlap with the S&P 500?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IWB vs XLP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWB returned +13.1% to XLP's +13.8%; 4% 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 $14.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+13.1%

IWB total return, 1 year

+13.8%

XLP total return, 1 year

0.15%

IWB expense ratio

0.08%

XLP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLP costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points; IWB is 3.3 times larger.

IWB vs XLP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IWB	XLP
Return
Measure	IWB	XLP
Total return, 1 year	+13.1%	+13.8%
Drawdown
Measure	IWB	XLP
Below its high		3.5%, high on Oct 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IWB	XLP
What it tracks	Russell 1000 Index	Consumer Staples Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	IWB	XLP
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$48.7bn	$14.8bn
Holdings
Measure	IWB	XLP
Holdings in common	4%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	35.3%	62.9%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IWB and XLP hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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4% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IWB XLP

WALMART 0.74% 11.05%

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 0.62% 9.14%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 0.52% 7.69%

COCA-COLA 0.50% 7.34%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 0.44% 6.56%

PEPSICO 0.26% 4.10%

ALTRIA GROUP INC 0.17% 4.54%

MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL CLASS A 0.11% 4.19%

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE 0.10% 4.39%

MONSTER BEVERAGE 0.09% 3.88%

TARGET CORP 0.09% 3.94%

VYLOR 0.07% 1.53%

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Only in IWB

NVIDIA 7.15%

APPLE 7.06%

MICROSOFT 5.56%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.46%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.63%

BROADCOM INC 2.24%

ALPHABET CLASS C 2.12%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.92%

Only in XLP

XAP CONS STAPLES DEC26 0.01%

CONTRA WALGREENS BOOTS 0.00%

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Side by side

IWB iShares Russell 1000 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 Russell 1000 Tracks an index of Consumer staples

Total return, 1 year +13.1% +13.8%

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% 99.6%

Holdings 1025 36

Net assets, IWB as of Oct 28, 2026 and XLP as of Oct 27, 2026 $49.1bn $14.6bn

IWB and XLP 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%.

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, IWB or XLP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +13.1% and XLP +13.8%.
Which is cheaper, IWB or XLP?: XLP 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 XLP overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IWB and 100% of XLP 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 ↗

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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