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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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NOBL vs XLG: how they differ

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

ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF and Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, NOBL and XLG 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 NOBLOnly in XLG
INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 1.72%NVIDIA Corp 12.79%
BECTON DICKINSON AND CO 1.69%Apple Inc 11.58%
ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY-CL A 1.69%Microsoft Corp 8.83%
ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC 1.68%Amazon.com Inc 5.95%
TARGET CORP 1.64%Alphabet Inc 4.71%
CHEVRON CORP 1.61%Broadcom Inc 4.12%
GENUINE PARTS CO 1.61%Alphabet Inc 3.77%
MEDTRONIC PLC 1.61%Meta Platforms Inc 3.42%

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 and Sep 11, 2026.

NOBL and XLG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
NOBL
ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
XLG
Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerProSharesInvesco
What it isS&P 500 Dividend AristocratsS&P 500 top 50
Total return, 1 year+9.4%+12.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−8.1 pts−5.3 pts
Expense ratio0.35%0.20%
Already in the S&P 500100.0%100.0%
Holdings6952

NOBL in plain words

NOBL is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +9.4% 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 11, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 69 positions, with the top ten at 16.5%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

XLG in plain words

XLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 top 50. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% 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 52 positions, with the top ten at 60.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, NOBL or XLG?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, NOBL returned +9.4% and XLG returned +12.2%, so XLG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, NOBL or XLG?
NOBL charges 0.35% a year and XLG charges 0.20%, so XLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do NOBL and XLG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of NOBL and 100% of XLG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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