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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, NOBL returned +15.5% and XHB −8.6%.

Which is cheaper, NOBL or XHB?

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

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

By their latest filed holdings, 98% of NOBL and 46% of XHB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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NOBL vs XHB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, NOBL returned +15.5% to XHB's −8.6%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $11.6bn on Oct 28, 2026 for ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF, and $1.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF.

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At a glance

+15.5%

NOBL total return, 1 year

−8.6%

XHB total return, 1 year

0.35%

NOBL expense ratio

0.35%

XHB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.35% a year; their one-year returns differ by 24.1 points; NOBL is 7.8 times larger.

NOBL vs XHB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	NOBL	XHB
Return
Measure	NOBL	XHB
Total return, 1 year	+15.5%	−8.6%
Drawdown
Measure	NOBL	XHB
Below its high		20.5%, high on Oct 18, 2024
Benchmark
Measure	NOBL	XHB
What it tracks	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index	S&P Homebuilders Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	NOBL	XHB
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$11.7bn	$1.5bn
Holdings
Measure	NOBL	XHB
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	17.0%	35.4%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, NOBL and XHB hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first NOBL XHB

LOWE'S COS INC 1.36% 3.21%

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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 XHB

ALLEGION PLC 3.83%

SHARKNINJA INC 3.76%

WAYFAIR INC CLASS A 3.63%

WILLIAMS SONOMA INC 3.54%

SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO INC 3.49%

MASCO CORP 3.49%

JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATION 3.46%

DR HORTON INC 3.41%

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Side by side

NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF XHB State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer ProShares State Street

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

Total return, 1 year +15.5% −8.6%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.35%

Already in the S&P 500 98.3% 45.7%

Holdings 69 34

Net assets, NOBL as of Oct 28, 2026 and XHB as of Oct 27, 2026 $11.6bn $1.5bn

NOBL and XHB 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%.

XHB

XHB tracks the S&P Homebuilders. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −8.6% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 46% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 34 positions, with the top ten at 35.4%. It sat 20.5% below its high of Oct 18, 2024 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, NOBL or XHB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, NOBL returned +15.5% and XHB −8.6%.
Which is cheaper, NOBL or XHB?: Neither: NOBL and XHB both charge 0.35% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do NOBL and XHB overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 98% of NOBL and 46% of XHB 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 ↗

XHB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XHB 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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