Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (S&P 500 materials sector) against Vanguard Materials ETF (MSCI US IMI Materials 25/50) — fees, long-horizon total returns, holdings overlap, and sector tilt, side by side.
| XLB | VAW | SPREAD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| YTD (cumulative) | +18.2% | +15.8% | +2.48 pp |
| 1Y CAGR | +17.5% | +16.3% | +1.21 pp |
| 3Y CAGR | +11.4% | +11.9% | -0.40 pp |
| 5Y CAGR | +6.44% | +6.70% | -0.26 pp |
| 10Y CAGR | +10.3% | +10.2% | +0.12 pp |
| Since inception CAGR | +8.40% | +9.17% | -0.77 pp |
Total return: dividend- and split-adjusted daily closes (distributions reinvested). Spread is XLB minus VAW. XLB since-inception measured from first available bar December 22, 1998. VAW since-inception measured from first available bar January 30, 2004. Since-inception spans differ — compare that row with care.
| XLB | VAW | |
|---|---|---|
| Name | State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF | Vanguard Materials Index Fund ETF Shares |
| Category | Natural Resources | Natural Resources |
| Style | Passive | Passive |
| Expense ratio | 0.08% | 0.09% |
| Assets (AUM) | $8.3B | $4.4B |
| Dividend yield | 1.68% | 1.42% |
| Avg volume (3-mo) | 11.6M | 49K |
| Inception | December 16, 1998 | January 26, 2004 |
| Benchmark proxy | S&P 500 | S&P 500 |
XLB costs 0.01 pp less per year — about $1.00 per $10,000 invested.
| Shared holding | XLB | VAW | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINLinde PLC | 13.07% | 15.08% | 13.07% |
| NEMNewmont Corp | 5.91% | 6.88% | 5.91% |
| FCXFreeport-McMoRan Inc | 5.32% | 6.12% | 5.32% |
| SHWSherwin-Williams Co | 4.93% | 5.45% | 4.93% |
| ECLEcolab Inc | 4.75% | 4.80% | 4.75% |
| CRHCRH PLC | 4.18% | 4.33% |
Expense ratios verified against issuer fact sheets. Dividend yield is trailing 12-month distributions divided by price, as reported by the fund data provider.
| 4.18% |
| APDAir Products and Chemicals Inc | 4.69% | 4.06% | 4.06% |
| NUENucor Corp | 4.51% | 3.89% | 3.89% |
| CTVACorteva Inc | 4.65% | 3.59% | 3.59% |
| VMCVulcan Materials Co | 4.33% | 2.38% | 2.38% |
Sum of min(weight in each fund) across shared tickers — the standard fund-overlap measure. Computed on the top 25 holdings each fund reports, so it is a lower bound; the coverage figures show how much of each fund those top holdings represent.