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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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SPYM vs XHB: how they differ

SPYM and XHB hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and SPYM returned more over the year.

State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Homebuilders ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPYM and XHB hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SPYM and XHB both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingSPYMXHB
HOME DEPOT INC0.46%3.62%
LOWE S COS INC0.17%3.44%
TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC0.15%3.70%
JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATION0.13%3.87%
SSI US GOV MONEY MARKET CLASS0.07%0.09%
CARRIER GLOBAL CORP0.07%3.15%
DR HORTON INC0.06%3.49%
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC0.04%4.08%
PULTEGROUP INC0.03%3.71%
LENNAR CORP A0.03%3.27%
NVR INC0.03%3.65%
MASCO CORP0.02%3.61%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SPYMOnly in XHB
NVIDIA CORP 8.07%OWENS CORNING 4.18%
APPLE INC 7.32%CHAMPION HOMES INC 3.94%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.58%INSTALLED BUILDING PRODUCTS 3.90%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.76%CARLISLE COS INC 3.80%
ALPHABET INC CL A 2.98%ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS IN 3.71%
BROADCOM INC 2.61%SOMNIGROUP INTERNATIONAL INC 3.65%
ALPHABET INC CL C 2.38%TOLL BROTHERS INC 3.60%
META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.16%CAVCO INDUSTRIES INC 3.50%

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.

SPYM and XHB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SPYM
State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) ETF
XHB
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Homebuilders ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerState StreetState Street
What it isS&P 500SPDR S&P Homebuilders
Total return, 1 year+17.6%−16.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+0.1 pts−34.1 pts
Expense ratio1.30%0.35%
Already in the S&P 500100.0%45.7%
Holdings50735

SPYM in plain words

SPYM is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 1.30% 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 507 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

XHB in plain words

XHB is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Homebuilders. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −16.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 46% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 35 positions, with the top ten at 39.3%. It sat 20.6% below its high of Oct 18, 2024 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPYM or XHB?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYM returned +17.6% and XHB returned −16.6%, so SPYM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPYM or XHB?
SPYM charges 1.30% a year and XHB charges 0.35%, so XHB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SPYM and XHB overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPYM and 46% of XHB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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