Are NOBL and XBI in the same category?

NOBL is a stock ETF and XBI is a thematic ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.

Which returned more over the last year, NOBL or XBI?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, NOBL returned +15.5% and XBI +41.2%.

Which is cheaper, NOBL or XBI?

Neither: NOBL and XBI both charge 0.35% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do NOBL and XBI overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 98% of NOBL and 13% of XBI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

NOBL vs XBI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, NOBL returned +15.5% to XBI's +41.2%.

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Net assets: $11.6bn on Oct 28, 2026 for ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF, and $10.3bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF.

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At a glance

+15.5%

NOBL total return, 1 year

+41.2%

XBI total return, 1 year

0.35%

NOBL expense ratio

0.35%

XBI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.35% a year; their one-year returns differ by 25.7 points; NOBL is 1.1 times larger.

NOBL vs XBI: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	NOBL	XBI
Return
Measure	NOBL	XBI
Total return, 1 year	+15.5%	+41.2%
Drawdown
Measure	NOBL	XBI
Below its all-time high		8.9%, high on Feb 8, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	NOBL	XBI
What it tracks	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index	Biotech
Cost and size
Measure	NOBL	XBI
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$11.7bn	$10.3bn
Holdings
Measure	NOBL	XBI
Holdings in common	2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	17.0%	18%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, NOBL and XBI hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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2% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first NOBL XBI

ABBVIE INC 1.58% 1.67%

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Only in NOBL

ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC 1.81%

BECTON DICKINSON AND CO 1.78%

FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC 1.77%

INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 1.70%

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING 1.69%

EMERSON ELECTRIC CO 1.67%

CHEVRON CORP 1.66%

ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY-CL A 1.64%

Only in XBI

MODERNA INC 2.24%

TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP 1.86%

NATERA INC 1.82%

BIOGEN INC 1.75%

HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INC 1.75%

UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP 1.71%

AMGEN INC 1.68%

SPYRE THERAPEUTICS INC 1.67%

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Side by side

NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF XBI State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Thematic ETF

Issuer ProShares State Street

What it is Tracks the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Biotech

Total return, 1 year +15.5% +41.2%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.35%

Already in the S&P 500 98.3% 13.2%

Holdings 69 165

Net assets, NOBL as of Oct 28, 2026 and XBI as of Oct 27, 2026 $11.6bn $10.3bn

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

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About each fund

NOBL

NOBL tracks the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 69 positions, with the top ten at 17.0%.

XBI

By weight, 13% of XBI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 18% of the fund across 165 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +41.2% with distributions reinvested. It sits 8.9% below its all-time high of Feb 8, 2021.

Questions people ask

Are NOBL and XBI in the same category?: NOBL is a stock ETF and XBI is a thematic ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which returned more over the last year, NOBL or XBI?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, NOBL returned +15.5% and XBI +41.2%.
Which is cheaper, NOBL or XBI?: Neither: NOBL and XBI both charge 0.35% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do NOBL and XBI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 98% of NOBL and 13% of XBI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

NOBL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

NOBL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ProShares page for NOBL ↗

XBI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XBI 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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