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XLK vs XLRE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, XLK returned +27.1% to XLRE's +4.3%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $125.0bn for State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF and $8.0bn for State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF.

XLK on its own →XLRE on its own →
At a glance
+27.1%
XLK total return, 1 year
+4.3%
XLRE total return, 1 year
0.08%
XLK expense ratio
0.08%
XLRE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.08% a year; their one-year returns differ by 22.8 points; XLK is 15.6 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

XLK vs XLRE: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureXLKXLRE
Return
Total return, 1 year+27.1%+4.3%
Drawdown
Below its high5.4%, high on Oct 6, 20267.7%, high on Jul 28, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksTechnology Select Sector IndexReal Estate Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.08%0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$125.0bn$8.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund64.6%58.9%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, XLK 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 XLK XLRE
Only in one fund ↓
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%
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

XLK State Street Technology 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 Technology Tracks an index of Real estate
Total return, 1 year +27.1% +4.3%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.6% (SPY) not measured
Gap to its benchmark +13.5 pts vs SPY not measured
Expense ratio 0.08% 0.08%
Already in the S&P 500 99.9% 99.5%
Holdings 76 31
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $125.0bn $8.0bn

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

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About each fund
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. 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 76 positions, with the top ten at 64.6%. It sat 5.4% below its high of Oct 6, 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, XLK or XLRE?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, XLK returned +27.1% and XLRE +4.3%.
Which is cheaper, XLK or XLRE?
Neither: XLK and XLRE both charge 0.08% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do XLK and XLRE overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of XLK and 100% of XLRE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Sources and dates
XLK and XLRE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
XLK and XLRE 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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