FDL vs XLP overlap - what they share and where they differ

FDL and XLP share 22.8% of their weight across 14 common positions, read from what each fund reported to the SEC.

Each week Ploutos reads the reported positions of the largest US equity ETFs and measures, pair by pair, the weight they share: for every stock both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights counts. Two funds tracking the same index land near 100%. A sector fund inside a broad index fund lands at roughly that sector's weight.

FDL and XLP

22.8%

14 shared positions

FDL

First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund

Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 99 positions · Jun 30, 2026

Top 10: 48.1%·Holdings of FDL

XLP

State Street(R) Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF

Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 34 positions · Jun 30, 2026

Top 10: 62.4%·Holdings of XLP

Reported positions cover FDL 100%, XLP 100% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.

XLP vs FDL side by side

FDLFirst Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund

99

stock positions reported to the SEC

76.4% of its weight is in 85 names XLP does not hold

XLPState Street(R) Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF

34

stock positions reported to the SEC

67.6% of its weight is in 20 names FDL does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

FDL
XLP
shared with the other fundheld alonenot covered by the filing (cash, futures, bonds)

Largest sectors for both funds

Consumer Defensive
0.0%
70.1%
Consumer Cyclical
16.4%
26.3%
Utilities
17.6%
0.0%
Healthcare
12.5%
0.0%
Communication Services
11.0%
0.0%
Financial Services
11.0%
0.0%

The widest gap is Consumer Defensive: XLP has 70.1 points more of it.

The figures side by side

FDLXLP
Filing dateJun 30, 2026Jun 30, 2026
Stock positions reported9934
Weight of the ten largest48.1%62.4%
Largest positionCVX 7.4%WMT 10.8%
Held alone85 positions, 76.4%20 positions, 67.6%
Covered by stock positions100%100%

Holdings they share

StockIn FDLIn XLPCounted
PMPHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC6.06%6.13%6.06%
MOALTRIA GROUP INC4.64%4.53%4.53%
PEPPEPSICO INC4.84%4.32%4.32%
MDLZMONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC1.57%4.15%1.57%
TGTTARGET CORP1.41%3.85%1.41%
KMBKIMBERLY CLARK CORP1.23%2.36%1.23%
KHCKRAFT HEINZ COMPANY (THE)0.91%1.31%0.91%
GISGENERAL MILLS INC0.88%1.21%0.88%
CLXCLOROX COMPANY0.39%0.75%0.39%
TSNTYSON FOODS INC0.37%1.05%0.37%

What each holds alone

The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.

Only in FDL

CVXCHEVRON CORP7.43%
VZVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC7.17%
PFEPFIZER INC5.91%
BMYBRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY3.43%
UPSUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC3.15%
CMCSACOMCAST CORP3.13%
SOSOUTHERN COMPANY (THE)2.32%
BXBLACKSTONE INC2.31%
MDTMEDTRONIC PLC2.28%
US BANCORP2.27%

Only in XLP

WMTWalmart Inc10.80%
COSTCostco Wholesale Corp9.03%
PGProcter & Gamble Co/The7.43%
KOCoca-Cola Co/The6.85%
CLColgate-Palmolive Co4.70%
MNSTMonster Beverage Corp4.45%
KDPKeurig Dr Pepper Inc2.89%
SYYSysco Corp2.59%
ADMArcher-Daniels-Midland Co2.39%
KVUEKenvue Inc2.38%

Questions people ask

Is FDL the same as XLP?

22.8% of their weight sits in the same 14 holdings. FDL also reports CVX, VZ, PFE, which the other does not. XLP also reports WMT, COST, PG, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between FDL and XLP measured?

For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 100% of FDL and 100% of XLP, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, XLP or FDL?

FDL reports 99 stock positions and XLP reports 34. 76.4% of FDL's weight sits in names XLP does not hold, and 67.6% of XLP's weight in names FDL does not hold. The ten largest positions are 48.1% of FDL and 62.4% of XLP.

How do FDL and XLP differ by sector?

The widest gap is Consumer Defensive: XLP has 70.1 points more of it. Sectors come from each holding's SIC code in its SEC record, summed by the weight the fund reports.

Where do the numbers come from?

From each fund's own N-PORT filing to the SEC, which lists every position and its weight. The comparison uses every equity position the fund reports; cash, futures and bonds are not counted, which is why a coverage figure sits next to every result. Holdings change between filings.

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