IXC vs XLE overlap - what they share and where they differ

IXC and XLE share 39.2% of their weight across 19 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.

IXC and XLE

39.2%

19 shared positions

IXC

iShares Global Energy ETF

Reported positions cover 97% of the fund, 47 positions · Jun 30, 2026

Top 10: 57.4%·Holdings of IXC

XLE

State Street(R) Energy Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF

Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 21 positions · Jun 30, 2026

Top 10: 75.6%·Holdings of XLE

Reported positions cover IXC 97%, XLE 100% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.

XLE vs IXC side by side

IXCiShares Global Energy ETF

47

stock positions reported to the SEC

58.2% of its weight is in 28 names XLE does not hold

XLEState Street(R) Energy Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF

21

stock positions reported to the SEC

27.7% of its weight is in 2 names IXC does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

IXC
XLE
shared with the other fundheld alonenot covered by the filing (cash, futures, bonds)

Largest sectors for both funds

Energy
55.6%
56.8%
Utilities
10.4%
10.5%
Industrials
3.7%
0.0%
Technology
1.7%
3.3%
Basic Materials
2.2%
0.0%
Real Estate
0.0%
1.5%

The widest gap is Industrials: IXC has 3.7 points more of it.

The figures side by side

IXCXLE
Filing dateJun 30, 2026Jun 30, 2026
Stock positions reported4721
Weight of the ten largest57.4%75.6%
Largest positionEXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 17.6%EXXON MOBIL CORP 22.7%
Held alone28 positions, 58.2%2 positions, 27.7%
Covered by stock positions97%100%

Holdings they share

StockIn IXCIn XLECounted
CVXCHEVRON CORPORATION9.63%16.09%9.63%
COPCONOCOPHILLIPS3.93%6.57%3.93%
VLOVALERO ENERGY CORPORATION2.40%4.64%2.40%
MPCMARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION2.32%4.48%2.32%
SLBSLB N.V.2.16%4.09%2.16%
EOGEOG RESOURCES, INC.2.14%4.15%2.14%
PSXPHILLIPS 662.10%4.07%2.10%
KMIKINDER MORGAN, INC.1.94%3.76%1.94%
TRGPTARGA RESOURCES CORP.1.79%3.45%1.79%
BKRBAKER HUGHES COMPANY1.71%3.30%1.71%

What each holds alone

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

Only in IXC

EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION17.58%
SHELSHELL PLC6.75%
TTETOTALENERGIES SE5.03%
ENBEnbridge Inc.3.67%
BPBP P.L.C.3.00%
WMBTHE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC.2.82%
CNQCANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LIMITED2.56%
TRPTC Energy Corporation2.14%
SUSuncor Energy Inc.1.97%
EENI S.P.A.1.45%

Only in XLE

EXXON MOBIL CORP22.67%
WILLIAMS COS INC/THE5.03%

Questions people ask

Is IXC the same as XLE?

39.2% of their weight sits in the same 19 holdings. IXC also reports EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION, SHEL, TTE, which the other does not. XLE also reports EXXON MOBIL CORP, WILLIAMS COS INC/THE, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between IXC and XLE measured?

For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 97% of IXC and 100% of XLE, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, XLE or IXC?

IXC reports 47 stock positions and XLE reports 21. 58.2% of IXC's weight sits in names XLE does not hold, and 27.7% of XLE's weight in names IXC does not hold. The ten largest positions are 57.4% of IXC and 75.6% of XLE.

How do IXC and XLE differ by sector?

The widest gap is Industrials: IXC has 3.7 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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