Which returned more over the last year, IYE or XLB?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYE returned +58.8% and XLB +18.5%.

Which is cheaper, IYE or XLB?

XLB is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IYE and XLB overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 67% of IYE and 100% of XLB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IYE vs XLB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IYE returned +58.8% to XLB's +18.5%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $1.8bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares U.S. Energy ETF, and $8.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+58.8%

IYE total return, 1 year

+18.5%

XLB total return, 1 year

0.37%

IYE expense ratio

0.08%

XLB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLB costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 40.3 points; XLB is 4.5 times larger.

IYE vs XLB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IYE	XLB
Return
Measure	IYE	XLB
Total return, 1 year	+58.8%	+18.5%
Benchmark
Measure	IYE	XLB
What it tracks	Russell 1000 Energy RIC 22	Materials Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	IYE	XLB
Expense ratio	0.37%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$1.8bn	$8.1bn
Holdings
Measure	IYE	XLB
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	71.5%	58.5%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IYE and XLB hold 0% 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 IYE XLB

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IYE

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 23.48%

CHEVRON 16.24%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 6.74%

MARATHON PETROLEUM 4.68%

VALERO ENERGY CORP 4.07%

PHILLIPS 66 3.97%

WILLIAMS 3.37%

EOG RESOURCES 3.28%

Only in XLB

LINDE PLC 12.96%

NEWMONT CORP 6.56%

FREEPORT MCMORAN INC 5.23%

ECOLAB INC 4.98%

VULCAN MATERIALS CO 4.89%

NUCOR CORP 4.89%

AIR PRODUCTS + CHEMICALS INC 4.84%

STEEL DYNAMICS INC 4.77%

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Side by side

IYE iShares U.S. Energy ETF XLB State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks an index of U.S. Energy Tracks an index of Materials

Total return, 1 year +58.8% +18.5%

Expense ratio 0.37% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 67.1% 99.8%

Holdings 41 25

Net assets, IYE as of Oct 28, 2026 and XLB as of Oct 27, 2026 $1.8bn $8.1bn

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

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About each fund

IYE

IYE tracks an index of U.S. Energy. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +58.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 67% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 41 positions, with the top ten at 71.5%.

XLB

XLB tracks an index of Materials. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.5% 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 25 positions, with the top ten at 58.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IYE or XLB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYE returned +58.8% and XLB +18.5%.
Which is cheaper, IYE or XLB?: XLB is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IYE and XLB overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 67% of IYE and 100% of XLB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IYE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IYE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IYE ↗

XLB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLB 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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