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SPYD vs XHB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SPYD returned +15.3% to XHB's −8.6%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $7.5bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF and $1.5bn for State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF.

SPYD on its own →XHB on its own →
At a glance
+15.3%
SPYD total return, 1 year
−8.6%
XHB total return, 1 year
0.07%
SPYD expense ratio
0.35%
XHB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPYD costs 0.28 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 23.9 points; SPYD is 5.0 times larger.

SPYD vs XHB: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureSPYDXHB
Return
Total return, 1 year+15.3%−8.6%
Drawdown
Below its high4.1%, high on Aug 24, 202620.5%, high on Oct 18, 2024
Benchmark
What it tracksS&P 500 High Dividend IndexS&P Homebuilders Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.07%0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$7.5bn$1.5bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund16.1%35.4%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, SPYD and XHB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SPYD XHB
Only in one fund ↓
Only in SPYD
ACCENTURE PLC CL A 2.18%
HP INC 1.74%
HASBRO INC 1.73%
PFIZER INC 1.56%
CHEVRON CORP 1.54%
MEDTRONIC PLC 1.49%
CROWN CASTLE INC 1.47%
BEST BUY CO INC 1.47%
Only in XHB
ALLEGION PLC 3.83%
SHARKNINJA INC 3.76%
WAYFAIR INC CLASS A 3.63%
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC 3.54%
SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO INC 3.49%
MASCO CORP 3.49%
JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATION 3.46%
DR HORTON INC 3.41%
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Side by side

SPYD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF XHB State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer State Street State Street
What it is Tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend Tracks the S&P Homebuilders
Total return, 1 year +15.3% −8.6%
Expense ratio 0.07% 0.35%
Already in the S&P 500 99.3% 45.7%
Holdings 79 34
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $7.5bn $1.5bn

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

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About each fund
SPYD

SPYD tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 79 positions, with the top ten at 16.1%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

XHB

XHB tracks the S&P Homebuilders. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −8.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 46% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 34 positions, with the top ten at 35.4%. It sat 20.5% below its high of Oct 18, 2024 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPYD or XHB?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYD returned +15.3% and XHB −8.6%.
Which is cheaper, SPYD or XHB?
SPYD is cheaper, by 0.28 percentage points a year. That is about $28 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SPYD and XHB overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 99% of SPYD and 46% of XHB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Sources and dates
SPYD and XHB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SPYD and XHB 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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