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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWF returned +0.9% and XLP +13.8%.

Which is cheaper, IWF or XLP?

XLP is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IWF and XLP overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 94% of IWF and 100% of XLP by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IWF vs XLP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWF returned +0.9% to XLP's +13.8%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $124.7bn for iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF and $14.6bn for State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+0.9%

IWF total return, 1 year

+13.8%

XLP total return, 1 year

0.18%

IWF expense ratio

0.08%

XLP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLP costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.9 points; IWF is 8.5 times larger.

IWF vs XLP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IWF	XLP
Return
Measure	IWF	XLP
Total return, 1 year	+0.9%	+13.8%
Drawdown
Measure	IWF	XLP
Below its high	4.8%, high on Oct 6, 2026	3.5%, high on Oct 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IWF	XLP
What it tracks	Russell 1000 Growth Index	Consumer Staples Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	IWF	XLP
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$124.7bn	$14.6bn
Holdings
Measure	IWF	XLP
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	57.5%	62.9%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IWF and XLP hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IWF XLP

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 0.58% 9.14%

WALMART 0.14% 11.05%

COCA-COLA 0.12% 7.34%

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE 0.10% 4.39%

MONSTER BEVERAGE 0.09% 3.88%

CASEYS GENERAL STORES INC 0.07% 1.54%

PEPSICO 0.07% 4.10%

SYSCO 0.06% 2.35%

KIMBERLY CLARK 0.04% 2.17%

ESTEE LAUDER INC CLASS A 0.01% 1.60%

HERSHEY FOODS 0.01% 1.44%

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Only in IWF

NVIDIA 15.30%

APPLE 8.18%

MICROSOFT 5.94%

ALPHABET CLASS A 5.62%

BROADCOM INC 4.79%

ALPHABET CLASS C 4.53%

TESLA INC 3.58%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.36%

Only in XLP

PROCTER + GAMBLE CO 7.69%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 6.56%

ALTRIA GROUP INC 4.54%

MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC A 4.19%

TARGET CORP 3.94%

KEURIG DR PEPPER INC 2.83%

ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO 2.25%

KROGER CO 2.24%

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Side by side

IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth 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 growth Tracks an index of Consumer staples

Total return, 1 year +0.9% +13.8%

Its benchmark over the same days +1.1% (VONG) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs VONG not measured

Expense ratio 0.18% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 93.5% 99.6%

Holdings 374 36

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $124.7bn $14.6bn

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

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About each fund

IWF

IWF tracks the Russell 1000 growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +0.9% with distributions reinvested, against +1.1% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 374 positions, with the top ten at 57.5%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

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, IWF or XLP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWF returned +0.9% and XLP +13.8%.
Which is cheaper, IWF or XLP?: XLP is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWF and XLP overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 94% of IWF and 100% of XLP by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IWF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWF ↗

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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