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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, XLB returned +18.5% and XLRE +4.3%.

Which is cheaper, XLB or XLRE?

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

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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XLB vs XLRE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, XLB returned +18.5% to XLRE's +4.3%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $8.1bn for State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF and $8.0bn for State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+18.5%

XLB total return, 1 year

+4.3%

XLRE total return, 1 year

0.08%

XLB expense ratio

0.08%

XLRE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.08% a year; their one-year returns differ by 14.2 points.

XLB vs XLRE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	XLB	XLRE
Return
Measure	XLB	XLRE
Total return, 1 year	+18.5%	+4.3%
Drawdown
Measure	XLB	XLRE
Below its high		7.7%, high on Jul 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	XLB	XLRE
What it tracks	Materials Select Sector Index	Real Estate Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	XLB	XLRE
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$8.1bn	$8.0bn
Holdings
Measure	XLB	XLRE
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	58.5%	58.9%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, XLB and XLRE 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 XLB XLRE

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Only in XLB

LINDE PLC 12.96%

NEWMONT CORP 6.56%

FREEPORT MCMORAN INC 5.23%

ECOLAB INC 4.98%

VULCAN MATERIALS CO 4.89%

NUCOR CORP 4.89%

AIR PRODUCTS + CHEMICALS INC 4.84%

STEEL DYNAMICS INC 4.77%

Only in XLRE

WELLTOWER INC 11.14%

PROLOGIS INC 8.19%

EQUINIX INC 6.72%

AMERICAN TOWER CORP 5.84%

PUBLIC STORAGE 4.87%

SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC 4.76%

VIVMARK RESIDENTIAL 4.42%

DIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC 4.34%

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Side by side

XLB State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF XLRE State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street State Street

What it is Tracks an index of Materials Tracks an index of Real estate

Total return, 1 year +18.5% +4.3%

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 99.8% 99.5%

Holdings 25 31

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $8.1bn $8.0bn

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

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About each fund

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%.

XLRE

XLRE tracks an index of Real estate. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.3% 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 31 positions, with the top ten at 58.9%. It sat 7.7% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, XLB or XLRE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, XLB returned +18.5% and XLRE +4.3%.
Which is cheaper, XLB or XLRE?: Neither: XLB and XLRE both charge 0.08% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do XLB and XLRE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 100% of XLB and 100% of XLRE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

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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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