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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IWD vs XLI: how they differ

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

iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF and State Street(R) Industrial Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWD and XLI 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 IWDOnly in XLI
AMAZON.COM INC 6.04%CATERPILLAR INC 6.92%
APPLE 5.83%GENERAL ELECTRIC 6.32%
MICROSOFT 4.93%RTX CORP 4.98%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 2.54%GE VERNOVA INC 4.64%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 2.54%DEERE + CO 3.18%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.85%UNION PACIFIC CORP 3.17%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.73%BOEING CO/THE 3.02%
INTEL CORPORATION 1.23%EATON CORP PLC 2.97%

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 10, 2026.

IWD and XLI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IWD
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
XLI
State Street(R) Industrial Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesState Street
What it isRussell 1000 valueIndustrials
Total return, 1 year+27.4%+14.3%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+9.9 pts−3.3 pts
Expense ratio0.18%0.08%
Already in the S&P 50090.2%100.0%
Holdings81485

IWD in plain words

IWD is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +27.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 814 positions, with the top ten at 29.0%.

XLI in plain words

XLI is an index equity fund tracking the Industrials. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 85 positions, with the top ten at 40.2%. It sat 7.6% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWD or XLI?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWD returned +27.4% and XLI returned +14.3%, so IWD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IWD or XLI?
IWD charges 0.18% a year and XLI charges 0.08%, so XLI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWD and XLI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 90% of IWD and 100% of XLI 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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IWD against XLI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 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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