Which returned more over the last year, SPYG or XHB?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYG returned +12.2% and XHB −8.6%.

Which is cheaper, SPYG or XHB?

SPYG is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do SPYG and XHB overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPYG and 46% of XHB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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SPYG vs XHB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SPYG returned +12.2% to XHB's −8.6%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $55.9bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF and $1.5bn for State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF.

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At a glance

+12.2%

SPYG total return, 1 year

−8.6%

XHB total return, 1 year

0.04%

SPYG expense ratio

0.35%

XHB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPYG costs 0.31 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 20.8 points; SPYG is far larger, $55.9bn against $1.5bn.

SPYG vs XHB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	SPYG	XHB
Return
Measure	SPYG	XHB
Total return, 1 year	+12.2%	−8.6%
Drawdown
Measure	SPYG	XHB
Below its high	4.1%, high on Oct 6, 2026	20.5%, high on Oct 18, 2024
Benchmark
Measure	SPYG	XHB
What it tracks	S&P 500 Growth Index	S&P Homebuilders Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	SPYG	XHB
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$55.9bn	$1.5bn
Holdings
Measure	SPYG	XHB
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	59.6%	35.4%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, SPYG and XHB hold 0% 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 SPYG XHB

JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATION 0.17% 3.46%

TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC 0.15% 3.34%

ALLEGION PLC 0.02% 3.83%

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Only in SPYG

NVIDIA CORP 14.61%

MICROSOFT CORP 10.93%

APPLE INC 7.01%

ALPHABET INC CL A 5.21%

BROADCOM INC 4.51%

ALPHABET INC CL C 4.17%

META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 3.79%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.65%

Only in XHB

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%

DR HORTON INC 3.41%

TOLL BROTHERS INC 3.38%

LENNAR CORP A 3.37%

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Side by side

SPYG State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth 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 Growth Tracks the S&P Homebuilders

Total return, 1 year +12.2% −8.6%

Its benchmark over the same days +12.1% (IVW) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs IVW not measured

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.35%

Already in the S&P 500 100.0% 45.7%

Holdings 152 34

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $55.9bn $1.5bn

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

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About each fund

SPYG

SPYG tracks the S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +12.1% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% 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 152 positions, with the top ten at 59.6%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Oct 6, 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, SPYG or XHB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYG returned +12.2% and XHB −8.6%.
Which is cheaper, SPYG or XHB?: SPYG is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SPYG and XHB overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPYG and 46% of XHB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

SPYG and XHB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPYG and XHB 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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