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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, XLE returned +61.2% and XLRE +4.3%.

Which is cheaper, XLE or XLRE?

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

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

XLE vs XLRE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, XLE returned +61.2% to XLRE's +4.3%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $45.2bn for State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF and $8.0bn for State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+61.2%

XLE total return, 1 year

+4.3%

XLRE total return, 1 year

0.08%

XLE expense ratio

0.08%

XLRE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.08% a year; their one-year returns differ by 56.9 points; XLE is 5.7 times larger.

XLE vs XLRE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	XLE	XLRE
Return
Measure	XLE	XLRE
Total return, 1 year	+61.2%	+4.3%
Drawdown
Measure	XLE	XLRE
Below its high		7.7%, high on Jul 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	XLE	XLRE
What it tracks	Energy Select Sector Index	Real Estate Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	XLE	XLRE
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$45.2bn	$8.0bn
Holdings
Measure	XLE	XLRE
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	78.1%	58.9%

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

Risk and return

Oct 16, 2015 to Oct 23, 2026 · 575 weekly returns

XLE XLRE

Return

Total return edge XLE +209.8% +102.9%

Annualized edge XLE +10.8% +6.6%

Price return edge XLE +100.3% +38.9%

Risk

Volatility edge XLRE 28.9% 20.8%

Max drawdown edge XLRE −63.9% −35.2%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge XLE 0.42 0.30

Sortino edge XLE 0.59 0.44

Calmar edge XLRE 0.17 0.19

Reading

XLE returned more: +209.8% to +102.9%. XLRE swung less: 20.8% to 28.9%. XLRE fell less at its worst: −35.2% to −63.9%.

Full scorecard

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Risk and return: XLE vs XLRE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	XLE	XLRE	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+209.8%	+102.9%	XLE	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+10.8%	+6.6%	XLE	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+100.3%	+38.9%	XLE	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	28.9%	20.8%	XLRE	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	20.6%	14.3%	XLRE	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−63.9%	−35.2%	XLRE	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.42	0.30	XLE	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.59	0.44	XLE	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.17	0.19	XLRE	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 575 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

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

Only in one fund ↓

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%

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

XLE State Street Energy 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 Energy Tracks an index of Real estate

Total return, 1 year +61.2% +4.3%

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 99.8% 99.5%

Holdings 22 31

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $45.2bn $8.0bn

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

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XLE and XLRE do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

What each follows. XLE follows Energy Select Sector Index and XLRE follows Real Estate Select Sector Index.
Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 XLE returned +61.2% and XLRE +4.3% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 56.9 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

XLE

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

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, XLE or XLRE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, XLE returned +61.2% and XLRE +4.3%.
Which is cheaper, XLE or XLRE?: Neither: XLE and XLRE both charge 0.08% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do XLE and XLRE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 100% of XLE 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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