Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
RSP vs XLV: how they differ
RSP and XLV hold 13% of their weight in the same names, and XLV returned more over the year.
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF and State Street(R) Health Care Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RSP and XLV hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | RSP | XLV |
|---|---|---|
| Moderna Inc | 0.58% | 0.81% |
| Veeva Systems Inc | 0.31% | 0.66% |
| IQVIA Holdings Inc | 0.27% | 0.72% |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc | 0.26% | 1.33% |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc | 0.24% | 3.75% |
| Merck & Co Inc | 0.24% | 5.98% |
| Becton Dickinson & Co | 0.23% | 0.81% |
| Gilead Sciences Inc | 0.23% | 3.01% |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc | 0.23% | 2.19% |
| Incyte Corp | 0.23% | 0.35% |
| Revvity Inc | 0.23% | 0.23% |
| Abbott Laboratories | 0.23% | 3.01% |
| Only in RSP | Only in XLV |
|---|---|
| Zebra Technologies Corp 0.31% | SSI US GOV MONEY MARKET CLASS 0.19% |
| Marathon Petroleum Corp 0.29% | US DOLLAR 0.02% |
| Valero Energy Corp 0.29% | XAV HEALTH CARE SEP26 0.01% |
| Phillips 66 0.28% | CONTRA HOLOGIC INCORPO 0.00% |
| Salesforce Inc 0.28% | |
| Global Payments Inc 0.28% | |
| Genuine Parts Co 0.27% | |
| Dell Technologies Inc 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 | XLV State Street(R) Health Care 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 | Health care |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.8% | +20.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −2.7 pts | +2.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.20% | 0.08% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 99.1% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 506 | 63 |
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.
XLV in plain words
XLV is an index equity fund tracking the Health care. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +20.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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 63 positions, with the top ten at 60.9%. It sat 5.9% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, RSP or XLV?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RSP returned +14.8% and XLV returned +20.4%, so XLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, RSP or XLV?
- RSP charges 0.20% a year and XLV charges 0.08%, so XLV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do RSP and XLV overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 99% of RSP and 100% of XLV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 13% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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