etf overlap · little overlap
SPY vs XLU overlap
1.9% of SPY and XLU is the same money, spread over 31 companies both funds hold.
Holdings as of September 24, 2026 · source: SPDR (SPY), SPDR (XLU) · How we measured all 1,035 pairs
- same money
- same companies, extra weight
- only in this fund
The companies you would own twice
What only one of them gives you
AMZNAMAZON.COM INC3.69%Every XLU holding is also in the other fund.
Where each fund puts its money
SPY and XLU: what people ask
How much do SPY and XLU overlap?
1.9% by weight, as of September 24, 2026: little overlap. 31 companies appear in both funds; they make up 1.9% of SPY and 100% of XLU.
Which stocks do SPY and XLU both hold?
The largest shared positions are NEE, SO, DUK, CEG and AEP. Ranked by the smaller of the two weights, which is the part you would own twice.
Is it redundant to hold both SPY and XLU?
Out of every $100 split evenly between them, about $2 (half in each fund) buys identical positions. The rest is exposure only one of the two funds gives you: 473 names only in SPY, 0 only in XLU. Half in each behaves like 53 equally weighted stocks, against 44 for SPY alone and 20 for XLU alone. 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. Sector overlap applies the same rule to the issuers' sector labels; "behaves like N equally weighted stocks" is one over the sum of the squared weights.
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.