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iShares made investors more money ($415B). SPDR had more funds that made money (79%).
The past year, all their funds · Data as of Oct 30, 2026
Tale of the tape 1Y · lower fee wins
Every dot is one sectors fund, placed at its 1-year return. Right of the line = made money. The ringed dot is the middle fund.
| BOX SCORE · SECTORS | SPDR | iShares |
|---|---|---|
| Funds in the category | 32 | 45 |
| Made money (W–L) | 27–5 | 37–8 |
| Win % | 84% | 82% |
| Money made | $68.0B | $18.2B |
| Typical return | +15.5% | +14.4% |
| Launches · 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| Assets | $434B | $110B |
| Fee per $100 | $0.10 | $0.36 |
| Fund | Name | Assets | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| XLK | State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF | $125B | +25.7% ✓ |
| XLF | State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF | $53.1B | +9.2% ✓ |
| XLV | State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF | $48.5B | +28.6% ✓ |
| XLE | State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF | $45.3B | +61.8% ✓ |
| XLI | State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF | $31.5B | +11.2% ✓ |
| XLU | State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF | $24.2B | −1.6% ✕ |
Pairs that hold the same market. Fee = per $100 a year. Returns within 0.1 points are a tie; 5-year returns are per year.
Squares, left to right: fee · 1 year · 5 years, coloured by who won. Most gaps come from different index rules, not fees.
The past year. Win % counts funds, not dollars; money made is estimated from each fund’s assets and return. Categories with fewer than 3 funds on a side are flagged. Not advice.