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SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust logoEnergy Select Sector SPDR logoSPY vs XLE overlap

3.4% of SPY and XLE is the same money, spread over 21 companies both funds hold.

Holdings as of September 24, 2026 · source: SPDR (SPY), SPDR (XLE)

overlapfull holdings, by weight
3.4%of each fund is money the other holds at the same weight, across 21 shared companies.
SPY
97%
XLE
96%
  • same money
  • same companies, extra weight
  • only in this fund
Overlap = the sum, over companies both funds hold, of the smaller of the two weights. Cash and derivatives excluded.
01Shared

The companies you would own twice

held by bothtop 15 of 21
companySPYXLE
CHEVRON CORP logoCVXCHEVRON CORP0.61%17.88%
PHILLIPS 66 logoPSXPHILLIPS 660.15%4.58%
WMWMBWILLIAMS COS INC0.13%4.38%
SLB LTD logoSLBSLB LTD0.11%4.00%
ONEOK INC logoOKEONEOK INC0.09%3.01%
02Different

What only one of them gives you

only in SPY483 names
ALPHABET INC CL C logoGOOGALPHABET INC CL C2.43%
only in XLE0 names

Every XLE holding is also in the other fund.

03Sectors

Where each fund puts its money

sectorsSPY vs XLE, share of each fund
Energy3.43%99.80%
Information Technology39.20%0.00%
Financials11.57%0.00%
Communication Services10.07%0.00%
Health Care9.28%0.00%
Consumer Discretionary8.65%0.00%
Industrials8.09%0.00%
Consumer Staples4.39%0.00%
Utilities1.86%0.00%
Real Estate1.72%0.00%
Materials1.69%0.00%
04Questions

SPY and XLE: what people ask

questions4 answered

How much do SPY and XLE overlap?

3.4% by weight, as of September 24, 2026: little overlap. 21 companies appear in both funds; they make up 3.4% of SPY and 100% of XLE.

Which stocks do SPY and XLE both hold?

The largest shared positions are XOM, CVX, COP, VLO and MPC. Ranked by the smaller of the two weights, which is the part you would own twice.

Is it redundant to hold both SPY and XLE?

Out of every $100 split evenly between them, about $3 (half in each fund) buys identical positions. The rest is exposure only one of the two funds gives you: 483 names only in SPY, 0 only in XLE. Whether that duplication is a problem depends on the mix you want; this is a description, not advice.

How is ETF overlap calculated here?

For every company held by both funds we take the smaller of its two weights and add them up. The weights come from the full holdings files SPDR publish, not a top-10 sample, and companies are matched by their ISIN so share classes stay apart.

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Weights come from each issuer's published holdings file and are matched company by company on their ISIN. Cash, futures and currency positions are left out. This page describes what the funds hold; it is not investment advice.