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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYM returned +13.7% and XLB +18.5%.

Which is cheaper, SPYM or XLB?

SPYM is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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SPYM vs XLB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SPYM returned +13.7% to XLB's +18.5%; 2% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $185.0bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF and $8.1bn for State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+13.7%

SPYM total return, 1 year

+18.5%

XLB total return, 1 year

0.02%

SPYM expense ratio

0.08%

XLB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPYM costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.8 points; SPYM is far larger, $185.0bn against $8.1bn.

SPYM vs XLB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	SPYM	XLB
Return
Measure	SPYM	XLB
Total return, 1 year	+13.7%	+18.5%
Benchmark
Measure	SPYM	XLB
What it tracks	S&P 500 Index	Materials Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	SPYM	XLB
Expense ratio	0.02%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$185.0bn	$8.1bn
Holdings
Measure	SPYM	XLB
Holdings in common	2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	38.1%	58.5%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, SPYM and XLB hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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2% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SPYM XLB

LINDE PLC 0.35% 12.96%

NEWMONT CORP 0.18% 6.56%

FREEPORT MCMORAN INC 0.14% 5.23%

SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO 0.11% 4.73%

ECOLAB INC 0.11% 4.98%

AIR PRODUCTS + CHEMICALS INC 0.10% 4.84%

NUCOR CORP 0.09% 4.89%

CRH PLC 0.09% 4.47%

VULCAN MATERIALS CO 0.05% 4.89%

STEEL DYNAMICS INC 0.05% 4.77%

MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS 0.04% 4.62%

PPG INDUSTRIES INC 0.04% 3.85%

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Only in SPYM

NVIDIA CORP 7.92%

APPLE INC 7.61%

MICROSOFT CORP 5.92%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.73%

ALPHABET INC CL A 2.83%

BROADCOM INC 2.44%

ALPHABET INC CL C 2.26%

META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.05%

Only in XLB

XAB MATERIALS DEC26 0.00%

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Side by side

SPYM State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 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 Tracks an index of Materials

Total return, 1 year +13.7% +18.5%

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

Gap to its benchmark 0.0 pts vs IVV not measured

Expense ratio 0.02% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 99.8% 99.8%

Holdings 506 25

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $185.0bn $8.1bn

Former ticker SPLG none

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

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About each fund

SPYM

SPYM tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.02% 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 506 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

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, SPYM or XLB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYM returned +13.7% and XLB +18.5%.
Which is cheaper, SPYM or XLB?: SPYM is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SPYM and XLB overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPYM and 100% of XLB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

SPYM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPYM 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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