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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, NOBL returned +15.5% and XRT +2.4%.

Which is cheaper, NOBL or XRT?

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

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

By their latest filed holdings, 98% of NOBL and 22% of XRT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

NOBL vs XRT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, NOBL returned +15.5% to XRT's +2.4%; 3% 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 $362m on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF.

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At a glance

+15.5%

NOBL total return, 1 year

+2.4%

XRT total return, 1 year

0.35%

NOBL expense ratio

0.35%

XRT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.35% a year; their one-year returns differ by 13.1 points; NOBL is far larger, $11.7bn against $362m.

NOBL vs XRT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	NOBL	XRT
Return
Measure	NOBL	XRT
Total return, 1 year	+15.5%	+2.4%
Drawdown
Measure	NOBL	XRT
Below its high		9.9%, high on Nov 16, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	NOBL	XRT
What it tracks	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index	S&P Retail Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	NOBL	XRT
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$11.7bn	$362m
Holdings
Measure	NOBL	XRT
Holdings in common	3%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	17.0%	16.6%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, NOBL and XRT hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first NOBL XRT

WALMART INC 1.53% 1.54%

TARGET CORP 1.50% 1.28%

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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 XRT

KOHLS CORP 1.85%

MAPLEBEAR INC 1.76%

BATH + BODY WORKS INC 1.69%

ETSY INC 1.68%

VICTORIA S SECRET + CO 1.66%

BJ S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS 1.62%

GAMESTOP CORP CLASS A 1.60%

OLLIE S BARGAIN OUTLET HOLDI 1.60%

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Side by side

NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF XRT State Street SPDR S&P Retail 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 Retail

Total return, 1 year +15.5% +2.4%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.35%

Already in the S&P 500 98.3% 22.5%

Holdings 69 74

Net assets, NOBL as of Oct 28, 2026 and XRT as of Oct 27, 2026 $11.6bn $362m

NOBL and XRT 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%.

XRT

XRT tracks the S&P Retail. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.4% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 74 positions, with the top ten at 16.6%. It sat 9.9% below its high of Nov 16, 2021 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, NOBL or XRT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, NOBL returned +15.5% and XRT +2.4%.
Which is cheaper, NOBL or XRT?: Neither: NOBL and XRT both charge 0.35% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do NOBL and XRT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 98% of NOBL and 22% of XRT 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 ↗

XRT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XRT 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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