Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
RSP vs XLE: how they differ
RSP and XLE hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and XLE returned more over the year.
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF and State Street(R) Energy Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RSP and XLE hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | RSP | XLE |
|---|---|---|
| Marathon Petroleum Corp | 0.29% | 5.63% |
| Valero Energy Corp | 0.29% | 5.38% |
| Phillips 66 | 0.28% | 5.52% |
| APA Corp | 0.23% | 0.90% |
| ConocoPhillips | 0.22% | 6.36% |
| Chevron Corp | 0.22% | 15.18% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp | 0.21% | 20.13% |
| Expand Energy Corp | 0.21% | 1.32% |
| Occidental Petroleum Corp | 0.21% | 2.54% |
| Devon Energy Corp | 0.21% | 3.29% |
| Targa Resources Corp | 0.21% | 3.58% |
| EOG Resources Inc | 0.20% | 4.15% |
| Only in RSP | Only in XLE |
|---|---|
| Moderna Inc 0.58% | FALCON TOPCO INC 3.44% |
| Veeva Systems Inc 0.31% | SSI US GOV MONEY MARKET CLASS 0.36% |
| Zebra Technologies Corp 0.31% | US DOLLAR 0.12% |
| Charles River Laboratories International 0.28% | XAE ENERGY SEP26 0.03% |
| Salesforce Inc 0.28% | |
| Global Payments Inc 0.28% | |
| IQVIA Holdings Inc 0.27% | |
| Bio-Techne Corp 0.27% |
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.
| RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF | XLE State Street(R) Energy Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Invesco | State Street |
| What it is | S&P 500 equal weight | Energy |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.8% | +50.7% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −2.7 pts | +33.2 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.20% | 0.08% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 99.1% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 506 | 24 |
RSP in plain words
RSP is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 equal weight. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.8% 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, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 506 positions, with the top ten at 3.2%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
XLE in plain words
XLE is an index equity fund tracking the Energy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +50.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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 24 positions, with the top ten at 74.0%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, RSP or XLE?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RSP returned +14.8% and XLE returned +50.7%, so XLE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, RSP or XLE?
- RSP charges 0.20% a year and XLE charges 0.08%, so XLE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do RSP and XLE overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 99% of RSP and 100% of XLE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 4% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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