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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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XLI vs XLV: how they differ

XLI and XLV hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and XLV returned more over the year.

State Street(R) Industrial Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF and State Street(R) Health Care Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, XLI and XLV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions XLI and XLV both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingXLIXLV
SSI US GOV MONEY MARKET CLASS0.07%0.19%
US DOLLAR0.03%0.02%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in XLIOnly in XLV
CATERPILLAR INC 6.92%ELI LILLY + CO 14.87%
GENERAL ELECTRIC 6.32%JOHNSON + JOHNSON 10.73%
RTX CORP 4.98%ABBVIE INC 7.54%
GE VERNOVA INC 4.64%MERCK + CO. INC. 5.98%
DEERE + CO 3.18%UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 5.90%
UNION PACIFIC CORP 3.17%THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC 3.75%
BOEING CO/THE 3.02%AMGEN INC 3.46%
EATON CORP PLC 2.97%ABBOTT LABORATORIES 3.01%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 10, 2026.

XLI and XLV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
XLI
State Street(R) Industrial Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
XLV
State Street(R) Health Care Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerState StreetState Street
What it isIndustrialsHealth care
Total return, 1 year+14.3%+20.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−3.3 pts+2.9 pts
Expense ratio0.08%0.08%
Already in the S&P 500100.0%100.0%
Holdings8563

XLI in plain words

XLI is an index equity fund tracking the Industrials. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 85 positions, with the top ten at 40.2%. It sat 7.6% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

XLV in plain words

XLV is an index equity fund tracking the Health care. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +20.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 63 positions, with the top ten at 60.9%. It sat 5.9% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, XLI or XLV?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, XLI returned +14.3% and XLV returned +20.4%, so XLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, XLI or XLV?
XLI charges 0.08% a year and XLV charges 0.08%, so XLI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do XLI and XLV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of XLI and 100% of XLV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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