Which returned more over the last year, USHY or XLE?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USHY returned +1.7% and XLE +61.2%.

Which is cheaper, USHY or XLE?

Neither: USHY and XLE both charge 0.08% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

USHY vs XLE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, USHY returned +1.7% to XLE's +61.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $26.3bn for iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF and $45.2bn for State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+1.7%

USHY total return, 1 year

+61.2%

XLE total return, 1 year

0.08%

USHY expense ratio

0.08%

XLE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.08% a year; their one-year returns differ by 59.5 points; XLE is 1.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

USHY vs XLE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	USHY	XLE
Return
Measure	USHY	XLE
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+61.2%
Benchmark
Measure	USHY	XLE
What it tracks	ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index	Energy Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	USHY	XLE
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$26.3bn	$45.2bn
Holdings
Measure	USHY	XLE
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		78.1%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, USHY and XLE 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 USHY XLE

Only in one fund ↓

Only in USHY

1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.48%

ECHOSTAR CORP 0.40%

MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.36%

PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.31%

SOFTBANK GROUP CORP 144A 0.30%

SOFTBANK GROUP CORP 144A 0.29%

CLOUD SOFTWARE GROUP LLC 144A 0.27%

QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 144A 0.27%

Only in XLE

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 23.98%

CHEVRON CORP 18.21%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 7.18%

MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 4.67%

PHILLIPS 66 4.41%

VALERO ENERGY CORP 4.26%

WILLIAMS COS INC 4.22%

EOG RESOURCES INC 4.07%

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Side by side

USHY iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF XLE State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks an index of Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond Tracks an index of Energy

Total return, 1 year +1.7% +61.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +1.8% (SPHY) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs SPHY not measured

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.08%

Holdings 1900 22

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $26.3bn $45.2bn

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

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About each fund

USHY

USHY tracks an index of Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +1.8% for its benchmark, the ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index, measured by the closely related ICE BofA US High Yield Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.

XLE

XLE tracks an index of Energy. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +61.2% with distributions reinvested. 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 22 positions, with the top ten at 78.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, USHY or XLE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USHY returned +1.7% and XLE +61.2%.
Which is cheaper, USHY or XLE?: Neither: USHY and XLE both charge 0.08% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

USHY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

USHY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for USHY ↗

XLE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLE 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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