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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYD returned +15.3% and XLB +18.5%.

Which is cheaper, SPYD or XLB?

SPYD is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 99% of SPYD and 100% of XLB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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SPYD vs XLB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SPYD returned +15.3% to XLB's +18.5%; 7% 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 $8.1bn for State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+15.3%

SPYD total return, 1 year

+18.5%

XLB total return, 1 year

0.07%

SPYD expense ratio

0.08%

XLB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPYD costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.2 points; XLB is 1.1 times larger.

SPYD vs XLB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	SPYD	XLB
Return
Measure	SPYD	XLB
Total return, 1 year	+15.3%	+18.5%
Drawdown
Measure	SPYD	XLB
Below its high	4.1%, high on Aug 24, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	SPYD	XLB
What it tracks	S&P 500 High Dividend Index	Materials Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	SPYD	XLB
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$7.5bn	$8.1bn
Holdings
Measure	SPYD	XLB
Holdings in common	7%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	16.1%	58.5%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, SPYD and XLB hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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7% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SPYD XLB

LYONDELLBASELL INDU CL A 1.41% 2.66%

DOW INC 1.41% 3.73%

AMCOR PLC 1.38% 3.24%

SMURFIT WESTROCK PLC 1.24% 3.41%

INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO 1.14% 2.70%

MOSAIC CO 1.07% 0.91%

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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 XLB

LINDE PLC 12.96%

NEWMONT CORP 6.56%

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%

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Side by side

SPYD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF XLB State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street State Street

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

Total return, 1 year +15.3% +18.5%

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 99.3% 99.8%

Holdings 79 25

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $7.5bn $8.1bn

SPYD and XLB 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.

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, SPYD or XLB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYD returned +15.3% and XLB +18.5%.
Which is cheaper, SPYD or XLB?: SPYD is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SPYD and XLB overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 99% of SPYD and 100% of XLB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

SPYD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPYD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

XLB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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