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XLI vs XLK: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, XLI returned +10.2% to XLK's +27.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $30.8bn for State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF and $125.0bn for State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF.

XLI on its own →XLK on its own →
At a glance
+10.2%
XLI total return, 1 year
+27.1%
XLK total return, 1 year
0.08%
XLI expense ratio
0.08%
XLK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.08% a year; their one-year returns differ by 16.9 points; XLK is 4.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

XLI vs XLK: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureXLIXLK
Return
Total return, 1 year+10.2%+27.1%
Drawdown
Below its high9.4%, high on Aug 14, 20265.4%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksIndustrial Select Sector IndexTechnology Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.08%0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$30.8bn$125.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund37.8%64.6%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, XLI and XLK 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 XLI XLK
Only in one fund ↓
Only in XLI
CATERPILLAR INC 6.14%
GENERAL ELECTRIC 5.79%
RTX CORP 4.91%
GE VERNOVA INC 4.47%
UNION PACIFIC CORP 3.34%
DEERE + CO 3.01%
EATON CORP PLC 2.79%
UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC 2.52%
Only in XLK
NVIDIA CORP 15.22%
APPLE INC 14.62%
MICROSOFT CORP 11.38%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.78%
BROADCOM INC 4.70%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.02%
INTEL CORP 2.72%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC A 2.67%
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Side by side

XLI State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF XLK State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer State Street State Street
What it is Tracks an index of Industrials Tracks an index of Technology
Total return, 1 year +10.2% +27.1%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.6% (SPY) +13.6% (SPY)
Gap to its benchmark −3.4 pts vs SPY +13.5 pts vs SPY
Expense ratio 0.08% 0.08%
Already in the S&P 500 99.9% 99.9%
Holdings 84 76
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $30.8bn $125.0bn

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

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About each fund
XLI

XLI tracks an index of Industrials. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +10.2% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. 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 84 positions, with the top ten at 37.8%. It sat 9.4% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

XLK

XLK tracks an index of Technology. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +27.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. 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 76 positions, with the top ten at 64.6%. It sat 5.4% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, XLI or XLK?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, XLI returned +10.2% and XLK +27.1%.
Which is cheaper, XLI or XLK?
Neither: XLI and XLK both charge 0.08% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do XLI and XLK overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of XLI and 100% of XLK by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Sources and dates
XLI and XLK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
XLI and XLK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street website ↗

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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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