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IYE vs XLV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IYE returned +58.8% to XLV's +25.6%; 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 $47.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF.

At a glance
+58.8%
IYE total return, 1 year
+25.6%
XLV total return, 1 year
0.37%
IYE expense ratio
0.08%
XLV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLV costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 33.2 points; XLV is far larger, $47.0bn against $1.8bn.

IYE vs XLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIYEXLV
Return
Total return, 1 year+58.8%+25.6%
Benchmark
What it tracksRussell 1000 Energy RIC 22Health Care Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.37%0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$1.8bn$47.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund71.5%60.6%

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

Risk and return

Jun 23, 2000 to Oct 23, 2026 · 1,374 weekly returns
IYE XLV
Return
Total return edge XLV +685.6% +809.9%
Annualized edge XLV (slight) +8.1% +8.7%
Price return edge XLV +332.1% +507.7%
Risk
Volatility edge XLV 26.7% 16.8%
Max drawdown edge XLV −71.5% −37.9%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge XLV 0.36 0.48
Sortino edge XLV 0.50 0.67
Calmar edge XLV 0.11 0.23
Reading

XLV returned more: +809.9% to +685.6%. XLV swung less: 16.8% to 26.7%. XLV fell less at its worst: −37.9% to −71.5%.

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Risk and return: IYE vs XLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIYEXLVEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+685.6%+809.9%XLVPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+8.1%+8.7%XLV (slight)Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return+332.1%+507.7%XLVPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility26.7%16.8%XLVSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation19.2%11.9%XLVLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−71.5%−37.9%XLVDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.360.48XLVReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.500.67XLVReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.110.23XLVAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 1,374 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, IYE and XLV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IYE XLV
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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 XLV
ELI LILLY + CO 15.77%
JOHNSON + JOHNSON 9.96%
ABBVIE INC 7.78%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 5.66%
MERCK + CO. INC. 5.38%
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC 3.94%
AMGEN INC 3.72%
GILEAD SCIENCES INC 3.03%
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Side by side

IYE iShares U.S. Energy ETF XLV State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index of U.S. Energy Tracks an index of Health care
Total return, 1 year +58.8% +25.6%
Expense ratio 0.37% 0.08%
Already in the S&P 500 67.1% 99.7%
Holdings 41 62
Net assets, IYE as of Oct 28, 2026 and XLV as of Oct 27, 2026 $1.8bn $47.0bn

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

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-D5CF672CD2

IYE and XLV do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

  1. What each follows. IYE follows Russell 1000 Energy RIC 22 and XLV follows Health Care Select Sector Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 IYE returned +58.8% and XLV +25.6% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 33.2 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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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%.

XLV

XLV tracks an index of Health care. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +25.6% 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 62 positions, with the top ten at 60.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IYE or XLV?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYE returned +58.8% and XLV +25.6%.
Which is cheaper, IYE or XLV?
XLV 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 XLV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 67% of IYE and 100% of XLV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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