Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
RSP vs XLF: how they differ
RSP and XLF hold 15% of their weight in the same names, and RSP returned more over the year.
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF and State Street(R) Financial Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RSP and XLF hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | RSP | XLF |
|---|---|---|
| Global Payments Inc | 0.28% | 0.26% |
| PayPal Holdings Inc | 0.26% | 0.59% |
| Robinhood Markets Inc | 0.25% | 1.12% |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 0.24% | 0.62% |
| Travelers Cos Inc/The | 0.24% | 0.97% |
| Charles Schwab Corp/The | 0.23% | 2.19% |
| Willis Towers Watson PLC | 0.23% | 0.37% |
| Block Inc | 0.23% | 0.53% |
| State Street Corp | 0.23% | 0.66% |
| Corpay Inc | 0.23% | 0.33% |
| Capital One Financial Corp | 0.23% | 1.61% |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The | 0.23% | 1.39% |
| Only in RSP | Only in XLF |
|---|---|
| Moderna Inc 0.58% | SSI US GOV MONEY MARKET CLASS 0.15% |
| Veeva Systems Inc 0.31% | XAF FINANCIAL SEP26 0.01% |
| Zebra Technologies Corp 0.31% | POUND STERLING 0.00% |
| Marathon Petroleum Corp 0.29% | |
| Valero Energy Corp 0.29% | |
| Charles River Laboratories International 0.28% | |
| Phillips 66 0.28% | |
| Salesforce Inc 0.28% |
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 | XLF State Street(R) Financial 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 | Financials |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.8% | +7.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −2.7 pts | −9.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.20% | 0.08% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 99.1% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 506 | 79 |
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.
XLF in plain words
XLF is an index equity fund tracking the Financials. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.6% 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 79 positions, with the top ten at 57.3%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, RSP or XLF?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RSP returned +14.8% and XLF returned +7.6%, so RSP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, RSP or XLF?
- RSP charges 0.20% a year and XLF charges 0.08%, so XLF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do RSP and XLF overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 99% of RSP and 100% of XLF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 15% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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