Which returned more over the last year, SPHQ or XLB?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPHQ returned +14.1% and XLB +18.5%.

Which is cheaper, SPHQ or XLB?

XLB is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do SPHQ and XLB overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPHQ and 100% of XLB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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SPHQ vs XLB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SPHQ returned +14.1% to XLB's +18.5%; 2% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $18.7bn for Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF and $8.1bn for State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+14.1%

SPHQ total return, 1 year

+18.5%

XLB total return, 1 year

0.15%

SPHQ expense ratio

0.08%

XLB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLB costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.4 points; SPHQ is 2.3 times larger.

SPHQ vs XLB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	SPHQ	XLB
Return
Measure	SPHQ	XLB
Total return, 1 year	+14.1%	+18.5%
Drawdown
Measure	SPHQ	XLB
Below its high	6.4%, high on Jun 30, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	SPHQ	XLB
What it tracks	S&P 500 Quality Index	Materials Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	SPHQ	XLB
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$18.7bn	$8.1bn
Holdings
Measure	SPHQ	XLB
Holdings in common	2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	43.3%	58.5%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, SPHQ and XLB hold 2% 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 SPHQ XLB

Newmont Corp 1.77% 6.56%

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc 0.27% 3.63%

CF Industries Holdings Inc 0.19% 2.79%

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Only in SPHQ

Mastercard Inc 6.25%

Visa Inc 6.23%

Apple Inc 5.96%

Costco Wholesale Corp 4.24%

GE Vernova Inc 3.81%

Cisco Systems Inc 3.65%

General Electric Co 3.33%

Lam Research Corp 3.32%

Only in XLB

LINDE PLC 12.96%

FREEPORT MCMORAN INC 5.23%

ECOLAB INC 4.98%

VULCAN MATERIALS CO 4.89%

NUCOR CORP 4.89%

AIR PRODUCTS + CHEMICALS INC 4.84%

STEEL DYNAMICS INC 4.77%

SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO 4.73%

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Side by side

SPHQ Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF XLB State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Invesco State Street

What it is Tracks the S&P 500 Quality Tracks an index of Materials

Total return, 1 year +14.1% +18.5%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.7% (IVV) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +0.4 pts vs IVV not measured

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 100.0% 99.8%

Holdings 102 25

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $18.7bn $8.1bn

SPHQ and XLB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

SPHQ

SPHQ tracks the S&P 500 Quality. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 102 positions, with the top ten at 43.3%. It sat 6.4% below its high of Jun 30, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

XLB

XLB tracks an index of Materials. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 25 positions, with the top ten at 58.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPHQ or XLB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPHQ returned +14.1% and XLB +18.5%.
Which is cheaper, SPHQ or XLB?: XLB is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SPHQ and XLB overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPHQ and 100% of XLB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

SPHQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPHQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Invesco page for SPHQ ↗

XLB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLB 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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