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

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MDY vs XHB: how they differ

MDY and XHB hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and MDY returned more over the year.

SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Homebuilders ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MDY and XHB hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions MDY and XHB both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingMDYXHB
Somnigroup International Inc.0.43%3.65%
Carlisle Companies Incorporated0.38%3.80%
Toll Brothers Inc.0.36%3.60%
Owens Corning0.29%4.18%
Advanced Drainage Systems Inc.0.26%3.71%
AAON Inc.0.15%2.39%
KB Home0.09%3.46%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in MDYOnly in XHB
Twilio Inc. Class A 1.00%ALLEGION PLC 4.42%
Illumina Inc. 0.86%WILLIAMS SONOMA INC 4.08%
TechnipFMC plc 0.86%CHAMPION HOMES INC 3.94%
Everpure Inc. Class A 0.84%INSTALLED BUILDING PRODUCTS 3.90%
Okta Inc. Class A 0.81%JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATION 3.87%
U.S. Dollar 0.80%PULTEGROUP INC 3.71%
ATI Inc 0.77%TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC 3.70%
nVent Electric plc 0.71%NVR INC 3.65%

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.

MDY and XHB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MDY
SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust
XHB
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Homebuilders ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerState StreetState Street
What it isS&P MidCap 400SPDR S&P Homebuilders
Total return, 1 year+13.0%−16.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−4.5 pts−34.1 pts
Expense ratio0.23%0.35%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%45.7%
Holdings40135

MDY in plain words

MDY is an index equity fund tracking the S&P MidCap 400. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.23% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 401 positions, with the top ten at 7.9%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

XHB in plain words

XHB is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Homebuilders. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −16.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 46% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 35 positions, with the top ten at 39.3%. It sat 20.6% below its high of Oct 18, 2024 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MDY or XHB?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MDY returned +13.0% and XHB returned −16.6%, so MDY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MDY or XHB?
MDY charges 0.23% a year and XHB charges 0.35%, so MDY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MDY and XHB overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of MDY and 46% of XHB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 2% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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