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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, XLE returned +61.2% and XRT +2.4%.

Which is cheaper, XLE or XRT?

XLE 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 XLE and XRT overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 100% of XLE and 22% of XRT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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XLE vs XRT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, XLE returned +61.2% to XRT's +2.4%; 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 $362m for State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF.

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At a glance

+61.2%

XLE total return, 1 year

+2.4%

XRT total return, 1 year

0.08%

XLE expense ratio

0.35%

XRT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLE costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 58.8 points; XLE is far larger, $45.2bn against $362m.

XLE vs XRT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	XLE	XRT
Return
Measure	XLE	XRT
Total return, 1 year	+61.2%	+2.4%
Drawdown
Measure	XLE	XRT
Below its high		9.9%, high on Nov 16, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	XLE	XRT
What it tracks	Energy Select Sector Index	S&P Retail Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	XLE	XRT
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$45.2bn	$362m
Holdings
Measure	XLE	XRT
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	78.1%	16.6%

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

What they share

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

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 XRT

KOHLS CORP 1.85%

MAPLEBEAR INC 1.76%

BATH + BODY WORKS INC 1.69%

ETSY INC 1.68%

VICTORIA S SECRET + CO 1.66%

BJ S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS 1.62%

GAMESTOP CORP CLASS A 1.60%

OLLIE S BARGAIN OUTLET HOLDI 1.60%

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Side by side

XLE State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF XRT State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street State Street

What it is Tracks an index of Energy Tracks the S&P Retail

Total return, 1 year +61.2% +2.4%

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.35%

Already in the S&P 500 99.8% 22.5%

Holdings 22 74

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $45.2bn $362m

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

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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%.

XRT

XRT tracks the S&P Retail. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 74 positions, with the top ten at 16.6%. It sat 9.9% below its high of Nov 16, 2021 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, XLE or XRT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, XLE returned +61.2% and XRT +2.4%.
Which is cheaper, XLE or XRT?: XLE 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 XLE and XRT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 100% of XLE and 22% of XRT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

XLE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

XRT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XRT 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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