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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and XLP returned +6.3%, so XLP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, LQD or XLP?

LQD charges 0.14% a year and XLP charges 0.08%, so XLP 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 XLP: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, LQD and XLP 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 XLP
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.88%	WALMART INC 10.14%
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.12%	COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 8.76%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.11%	COCA COLA CO/THE 7.44%
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING L 144A 0.10%	PROCTER + GAMBLE CO/THE 7.29%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%	PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 6.47%
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC 0.08%	TARGET CORP 4.62%
MORGAN STANLEY (FXD-FRN) MTN 0.08%	COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO 4.53%
CITIGROUP INC (FX-FRN) 0.07%	MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC A 4.51%

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 XLP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	XLP State Street(R) Consumer Staples 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	Consumer staples
Total return, 1 year	−2.7%	+6.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−20.2 pts	−11.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.14%	0.08%
Holdings	3149	36

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.

XLP in plain words

XLP is an index equity fund tracking the Consumer staples. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +6.3% 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 36 positions, with the top ten at 62.5%. It sat 6.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, LQD or XLP?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and XLP returned +6.3%, so XLP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, LQD or XLP?: LQD charges 0.14% a year and XLP charges 0.08%, so XLP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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