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XLC vs XLP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, XLC returned −10.4% to XLP's +13.8%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $22.1bn for State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF and $14.6bn for State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance
−10.4%
XLC total return, 1 year
+13.8%
XLP total return, 1 year
0.08%
XLC expense ratio
0.08%
XLP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.08% a year; their one-year returns differ by 24.2 points; XLC is 1.5 times larger.

XLC vs XLP: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureXLCXLP
Return
Total return, 1 year−10.4%+13.8%
Drawdown
Below its high13.3%, high on Jan 30, 20263.5%, high on Oct 22, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksCommunication Services Select Sector IndexConsumer Staples Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.08%0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$22.1bn$14.6bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund75.3%62.9%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, XLC and XLP 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 XLC XLP
Only in one fund ↓
Only in XLC
META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 21.45%
ALPHABET INC CL A 12.27%
ALPHABET INC CL C 9.82%
WALT DISNEY CO 5.33%
TAKE TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWRE 4.80%
COMCAST CORP CLASS A 4.48%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 4.45%
APPLOVIN CORP CLASS A 4.34%
Only in XLP
WALMART INC 11.05%
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 9.14%
PROCTER + GAMBLE CO 7.69%
COCA COLA CO 7.34%
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 6.56%
ALTRIA GROUP INC 4.54%
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO 4.39%
MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC A 4.19%
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Side by side

XLC State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF XLP State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer State Street State Street
What it is Tracks an index of Communication services Tracks an index of Consumer staples
Total return, 1 year −10.4% +13.8%
Expense ratio 0.08% 0.08%
Already in the S&P 500 99.8% 99.6%
Holdings 23 36
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $22.1bn $14.6bn

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

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About each fund
XLC

XLC tracks an index of Communication services. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −10.4% 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 23 positions, with the top ten at 75.3%. It sat 13.3% below its high of Jan 30, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

XLP

XLP tracks an index of Consumer staples. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.8% 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 36 positions, with the top ten at 62.9%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Oct 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, XLC or XLP?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, XLC returned −10.4% and XLP +13.8%.
Which is cheaper, XLC or XLP?
Neither: XLC and XLP both charge 0.08% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do XLC and XLP overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of XLC and 100% of XLP by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Sources and dates
XLC and XLP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
XLC and XLP 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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