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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, XLI returned +10.2% and XLRE +4.3%.

Which is cheaper, XLI or XLRE?

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

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

XLI vs XLRE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, XLI returned +10.2% to XLRE's +4.3%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $30.8bn for State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF and $8.0bn for State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+10.2%

XLI total return, 1 year

+4.3%

XLRE total return, 1 year

0.08%

XLI expense ratio

0.08%

XLRE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.08% a year; their one-year returns differ by 5.9 points; XLI is 3.9 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

XLI vs XLRE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	XLI	XLRE
Return
Measure	XLI	XLRE
Total return, 1 year	+10.2%	+4.3%
Drawdown
Measure	XLI	XLRE
Below its high	9.4%, high on Aug 14, 2026	7.7%, high on Jul 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	XLI	XLRE
What it tracks	Industrial Select Sector Index	Real Estate Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	XLI	XLRE
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$30.8bn	$8.0bn
Holdings
Measure	XLI	XLRE
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	37.8%	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

XLI XLRE

Return

Total return edge XLI +279.4% +102.9%

Annualized edge XLI +12.8% +6.6%

Price return edge XLI +213.3% +38.9%

Risk

Volatility edge XLI (slight) 19.7% 20.8%

Max drawdown edge XLRE −39.3% −35.2%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge XLI 0.59 0.30

Sortino edge XLI 0.86 0.44

Calmar edge XLI 0.33 0.19

Reading

XLI returned more: +279.4% to +102.9%. XLI swung slightly less: 19.7% to 20.8%. XLRE fell less at its worst: −35.2% to −39.3%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: XLI vs XLRE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	XLI	XLRE	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+279.4%	+102.9%	XLI	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+12.8%	+6.6%	XLI	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+213.3%	+38.9%	XLI	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	19.7%	20.8%	XLI (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	13.6%	14.3%	XLI (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−39.3%	−35.2%	XLRE	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.59	0.30	XLI	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.86	0.44	XLI	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.33	0.19	XLI	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, XLI 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 XLI XLRE

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 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

XLI State Street Industrial 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 Industrials Tracks an index of Real estate

Total return, 1 year +10.2% +4.3%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.6% (SPY) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −3.4 pts vs SPY not measured

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 99.9% 99.5%

Holdings 84 31

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $30.8bn $8.0bn

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

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

What each follows. XLI follows Industrial 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 XLI returned +10.2% and XLRE +4.3% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 5.9 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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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.

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, XLI or XLRE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, XLI returned +10.2% and XLRE +4.3%.
Which is cheaper, XLI or XLRE?: Neither: XLI and XLRE both charge 0.08% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do XLI and XLRE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 100% of XLI 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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