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

IYE and XLE share 61.9% 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.

IYE and XLE

61.9%

19 shared positions

IYE

iShares U.S. Energy ETF

Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 38 positions · Apr 30, 2026

Top 10: 68.9%·Holdings of IYE

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 IYE 100%, 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 IYE side by side

IYEiShares U.S. Energy ETF

38

stock positions reported to the SEC

38.1% of its weight is in 19 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 IYE does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

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

Largest sectors for both funds

Energy
55.8%
56.8%
Utilities
13.4%
10.5%
Technology
5.9%
3.3%
Real Estate
1.1%
1.5%
Industrials
0.5%
0.0%

The widest gap is Utilities: IYE has 2.8 points more of it.

The figures side by side

IYEXLE
Filing dateApr 30, 2026Jun 30, 2026
Stock positions reported3821
Weight of the ten largest68.9%75.6%
Largest positionEXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 21.7%EXXON MOBIL CORP 22.7%
Held alone19 positions, 38.1%2 positions, 27.7%
Covered by stock positions100%100%

Holdings they share

StockIn IYEIn XLECounted
CVXCHEVRON CORPORATION15.40%16.09%15.40%
COPCONOCOPHILLIPS6.51%6.57%6.51%
SLBSLB N.V.3.94%4.09%3.94%
EOGEOG RESOURCES, INC.3.55%4.15%3.55%
VLOVALERO ENERGY CORPORATION3.54%4.64%3.54%
MPCMARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION3.43%4.48%3.43%
PSXPHILLIPS 663.32%4.07%3.32%
BKRBAKER HUGHES COMPANY3.12%3.30%3.12%
KMIKINDER MORGAN, INC.2.92%3.76%2.92%
OKEONEOK, INC.2.59%3.29%2.59%

What each holds alone

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

Only in IYE

EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION21.72%
WMBTHE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC.4.38%
LNGCHENIERE ENERGY, INC.2.62%
FTITECHNIPFMC PLC1.35%
COTERRA ENERGY INC.1.21%
FSLRFIRST SOLAR, INC.0.91%
OVVOVINTIV INC.0.79%
DTMDT MIDSTREAM, INC.0.67%
PRPERMIAN RESOURCES CORPORATION0.66%
ARANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION0.51%

Only in XLE

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

Questions people ask

Is IYE the same as XLE?

61.9% of their weight sits in the same 19 holdings. IYE also reports EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION, WMB, LNG, 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 IYE 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 100% of IYE and 100% of XLE, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, XLE or IYE?

IYE reports 38 stock positions and XLE reports 21. 38.1% of IYE's weight sits in names XLE does not hold, and 27.7% of XLE's weight in names IYE does not hold. The ten largest positions are 68.9% of IYE and 75.6% of XLE.

How do IYE and XLE differ by sector?

The widest gap is Utilities: IYE has 2.8 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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