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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 XLY: how they differ

IWD and XLY 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) Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWD and XLY 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 XLY
AMAZON.COM INC 6.04%AMAZON.COM INC 24.68%
APPLE 5.83%TESLA INC 17.84%
MICROSOFT 4.93%HOME DEPOT INC 5.31%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 2.54%MCDONALD S CORP 4.09%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 2.54%BOOKING HOLDINGS INC 3.52%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.85%TJX COMPANIES INC 3.44%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.73%STARBUCKS CORP 2.96%
INTEL CORPORATION 1.23%LOWE S COS INC 2.88%

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 XLY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IWD
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
XLY
State Street(R) Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesState Street
What it isRussell 1000 valueConsumer discretionary
Total return, 1 year+27.4%−4.1%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+9.9 pts−21.6 pts
Expense ratio0.18%0.08%
Already in the S&P 50090.2%100.0%
Holdings81449

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%.

XLY in plain words

XLY is an index equity fund tracking the Consumer discretionary. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −4.1% 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 49 positions, with the top ten at 68.7%. It sat 8.9% below its high of Jan 12, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWD or XLY?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWD returned +27.4% and XLY returned −4.1%, so IWD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IWD or XLY?
IWD charges 0.18% a year and XLY charges 0.08%, so XLY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWD and XLY overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 90% of IWD and 100% of XLY 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 XLY, 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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