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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, XHB returned −8.6% and XLV +25.6%.

Which is cheaper, XHB or XLV?

XLV is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

XHB vs XLV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, XHB returned −8.6% to XLV's +25.6%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $1.5bn for State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF and $47.0bn for State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

−8.6%

XHB total return, 1 year

+25.6%

XLV total return, 1 year

0.35%

XHB expense ratio

0.08%

XLV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLV costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 34.2 points; XLV is far larger, $47.0bn against $1.5bn.

XHB vs XLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	XHB	XLV
Return
Measure	XHB	XLV
Total return, 1 year	−8.6%	+25.6%
Drawdown
Measure	XHB	XLV
Below its high	20.5%, high on Oct 18, 2024
Benchmark
Measure	XHB	XLV
What it tracks	S&P Homebuilders Select Industry Index	Health Care Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	XHB	XLV
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$1.5bn	$47.0bn
Holdings
Measure	XHB	XLV
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	35.4%	60.6%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, XHB and XLV 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 XHB XLV

Only in one fund ↓

Only in XHB

ALLEGION PLC 3.83%

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%

JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATION 3.46%

DR HORTON INC 3.41%

Only in XLV

ELI LILLY + CO 15.77%

JOHNSON + JOHNSON 9.96%

ABBVIE INC 7.78%

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 5.66%

MERCK + CO. INC. 5.38%

THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC 3.94%

AMGEN INC 3.72%

GILEAD SCIENCES INC 3.03%

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Side by side

XHB State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF XLV State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street State Street

What it is Tracks the S&P Homebuilders Tracks an index of Health care

Total return, 1 year −8.6% +25.6%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 45.7% 99.7%

Holdings 34 62

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $1.5bn $47.0bn

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

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About each fund

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.

XLV

XLV tracks an index of Health care. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +25.6% 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 62 positions, with the top ten at 60.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, XHB or XLV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, XHB returned −8.6% and XLV +25.6%.
Which is cheaper, XHB or XLV?: XLV is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do XHB and XLV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 46% of XHB and 100% of XLV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

XHB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XHB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

XLV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLV 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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