etf overlap · little overlap

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust logoIndustrial Select Sector SPDR logoSPY vs XLI overlap

8.1% of SPY and XLI is the same money, spread over 83 companies both funds hold.

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

overlapfull holdings, by weight
8.1%of each fund is money the other holds at the same weight, across 83 shared companies.
SPY
8%92%
XLI
8%92%
  • 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 83
companySPYXLI
GEGEVGE VERNOVA INC0.38%4.73%
RTX CORP logoRTXRTX CORP0.38%4.73%
DEERE + CO logoDEDEERE + CO0.26%3.24%
UNUNPUNION PACIFIC CORP0.25%3.03%
BABABOEING CO/THE0.23%2.89%
UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC logoUBERUBER TECHNOLOGIES INC0.21%2.63%
LMLMTLOCKHEED MARTIN CORP0.16%1.98%
VRVRTVERTIV HOLDINGS CO A0.14%1.76%
02Different

What only one of them gives you

only in SPY421 names
ALPHABET INC CL C logoGOOGALPHABET INC CL C2.43%
only in XLI0 names

Every XLI holding is also in the other fund.

03Sectors

Where each fund puts its money

sectorsSPY vs XLI, share of each fund
Industrials8.09%99.82%
Information Technology39.20%0.00%
Financials11.57%0.00%
Communication Services10.07%0.00%
Health Care9.28%0.00%
Consumer Discretionary8.65%0.00%
Consumer Staples4.39%0.00%
Energy3.43%0.00%
Utilities1.86%0.00%
Real Estate1.72%0.00%
Materials1.69%0.00%
04Questions

SPY and XLI: what people ask

questions4 answered

How much do SPY and XLI overlap?

8.1% by weight, as of September 24, 2026: little overlap. 83 companies appear in both funds; they make up 8.1% of SPY and 100% of XLI.

Which stocks do SPY and XLI both hold?

The largest shared positions are CAT, GE, GEV, RTX and DE. Ranked by the smaller of the two weights, which is the part you would own twice.

Is it redundant to hold both SPY and XLI?

Out of every $100 split evenly between them, about $8 (half in each fund) buys identical positions. The rest is exposure only one of the two funds gives you: 421 names only in SPY, 0 only in XLI. 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.