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As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. XAR XBI \n Expense ratio 0.35% 0.35% \n Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 $5.5bn $9.9bn \n Total return, 1 year \u22126.8% +45.0% \n What it tracks Defense Biotech \n Holdings ","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Figures ETFIQ computes are free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, XAR against XBI, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/xar-vs-xbi","a":{"ticker":"XAR","name":"State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Aerospace & Defense ETF","issuer":"State Street","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-10-09","verdict":"XAR holds 50 stocks, and 62% of its weight is outside the S&P 500.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/xar","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"37.5%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"97.7%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"30.1%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"\u22126.8%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$5.5bn","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 8, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.35%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Oct 24, 2025"}]},"b":{"ticker":"XBI","name":"State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Biotech ETF","issuer":"State Street","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-10-09","verdict":"XBI holds 165 stocks, and 87% of its weight is outside the S&P 500.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/xbi","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"12.7%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"98.4%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"16.9%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+45.0%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$9.9bn","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 8, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.35%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Oct 24, 2025"}]},"overlap_pct":0,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/xar-vs-xbi"}