Which returned more over the last year, LQD or XLK?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and XLK returned +39.2%, so XLK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, LQD or XLK?

LQD charges 0.14% a year and XLK charges 0.08%, so XLK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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LQD vs XLK: how they differ

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

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and State Street(R) Technology Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, LQD and XLK 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 LQD	Only in XLK
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.88%	NVIDIA CORP 14.31%
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.12%	APPLE INC 12.98%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.11%	MICROSOFT CORP 9.90%
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING L 144A 0.10%	BROADCOM INC 4.62%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%	ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.23%
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC 0.08%	MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.11%
MORGAN STANLEY (FXD-FRN) MTN 0.08%	INTEL CORP 3.27%
CITIGROUP INC (FX-FRN) 0.07%	CISCO SYSTEMS INC 2.80%

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.

LQD and XLK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	XLK State Street(R) Technology Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	US investment grade bonds	Technology
Total return, 1 year	−2.7%	+39.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−20.2 pts	+21.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.14%	0.08%
Holdings	3149	74

LQD in plain words

LQD is a bond fund tracking the US investment grade bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year. It sat 6.4% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

XLK in plain words

XLK is an index equity fund tracking the Technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +39.2% 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 74 positions, with the top ten at 61.2%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, LQD or XLK?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and XLK returned +39.2%, so XLK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, LQD or XLK?: LQD charges 0.14% a year and XLK charges 0.08%, so XLK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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