RXI vs XLY: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

iShares Global Consumer Discretionary ETF

RXIDNYSE Arca

State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF

XLYANYSE Arca

Overlap

61.1%by weight

Expense ratio

XLY −0.29pt a year

RXI0.37%XLY0.08%

Avg volume · 30D

XLY 273.3×the volume

RXI26.9KXLY7.35M

10Y return · a year

XLY +3.0pt

RXI+10.0%XLY+13.0%

RXI vs XLY Performance

Nov 9, 2021 – Nov 9, 2026

+17.1%RXI+23.4%XLY

Expense ratio: RXI 0.37%; XLY 0.08%, better
Fund size: RXI $248M; XLY $22.7B
1Y total return: RXI +0.2%; XLY +3.4%, better
Yield (12M): RXI 1.41%, better; XLY 0.77%
Holdings: RXI 146; XLY 50
Avg volume (30D): RXI 26.9K sh; XLY 7.35M sh, better
NAV per share: RXI $198.05; XLY $117.59
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for RXI, XLY, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	RXI	XLY
Cost30% weight	D29	A96Higher
Mission25% weight	Not scored	A81
Risk15% weight	C52	B55Higher
Tradability15% weight	D31	A100Higher
Holdings10% weight	C54Higher	C40
Durability5% weight	B56	A79Higher

Rank among Consumer Discretionary (Broad) funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. RXI and XLY are both graded against the same 14 Consumer Discretionary (Broad) funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Consumer Discretionary (Broad)⁠

Category · 14 funds

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XLY ranks 1st and RXI 11th of 14 funds in the Consumer Discretionary (Broad) Category.

Rank 1AXLYState Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETFScore 80
Rank 2BFDISFidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETFScore 70
Rank 10CRSPDInvesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETFScore 40
Rank 11DRXIiShares Global Consumer Discretionary ETFScore 38
Rank 12DITBiShares U.S. Home Construction ETFScore 35

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

RXIDiShares Global Consumer Discretionary ETF

XLYAState Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF

In short

RXI Most consumer discretionary ETFs stop at the US border. RXI doesn't: roughly 130 carmakers, retailers and luxury houses worldwide in one ticker, tracking a global index since 2006.

XLY Live since 1998 as one of the original Select Sector SPDRs, XLY bundles the S&P 500's spending-money stocks (cars, couches, burgers, online carts) into one heavily traded ticker at eight basis points.

Stated mandate

RXI The fund seeks to track an index of global consumer-discretionary equities, providing diversified access to companies that make non-essential goods and services.

XLY The fund seeks to track the performance of the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector Index, providing targeted exposure to companies in the consumer discretionary sector.

Why people hold it

RXI Tracks the S&P Global 1200 Consumer Discretionary Sector Capped Index, so Japanese and European names sit next to the US giants instead of being left out.ishares.com
The top-ranked rivals here (XLY, FDIS, VCR, RSPD) are US-only. RXI is the global take on the same sector, a genuinely different basket rather than another S&P 500 slice.
Live since 2006, with an index that caps individual weights so no single mega-cap swallows the fund. Roughly 130 holdings spread the bet.

XLY Charges 0.08% a year, a fraction of the roughly 0.35% typical for consumer discretionary funds, and tied for the cheapest in its peer group.
A multi-billion-dollar fund and one of the most actively traded in the category, which generally shows up as tight bid-ask spreads for buyers and sellers.
Plain mandate: S&P 500 consumer discretionary members, with capping rules that stop any single company from swallowing the index. Pays quarterly.spglobal.com
Trading since December 1998 as one of the first US sector funds, and it still stands among the strongest implementations in its peer group.

Worth knowing

RXI Global reach costs more: 0.37% a year, above the peer-group median of 0.35% and several times what US-only options like XLY and FDIS (0.08%) charge.
One of the quieter tickers in the category, so bid-ask spreads tend to run wider than the heavily traded US sector funds.
Distributions land once or twice a year, not quarterly or monthly. Non-US holdings also bring currency movement into the return.

XLY About 50 stocks. Even with the index caps, a small handful of megacaps drives most of the movement.spglobal.com
S&P 500 members only, so smaller retailers and restaurant chains sit outside the index entirely.spglobal.com
One sector, and a cyclical one: discretionary spending rises and falls with the economy, and the fund is classified as non-diversified.sec.gov britannica.com

Full RXI profile⁠

Full XLY profile⁠

RXI vs XLY Holdings

How RXI and XLY differ

Overlap by weight

61.1%

Shared holdings make up 99.9% of XLY and 61.1% of RXI.

Level by level

Sector5 Sectors43.4%
Holdings47 in both61.1%
Countryby domicile63.1%
Asset classStocks100%

Sector

Sector weights in RXI and XLY, widest gap first
Sector	Gap	RXI	XLY
Consumer Discretionary	XLY +55.4 points	43.4%	98.8%
Consumer Services	RXI +21.9 points	21.9%	0.0%
Autos & Components	RXI +19.8 points	19.8%	0.0%
Consumer Durables	RXI +14.9 points	14.9%	0.0%
Technology	XLY +1.2 points	0.0%	1.2%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in RXI and XLY, widest gap first
Country	Gap	RXI	XLY
United States	XLY +36.9 points	61.9%	98.8%
Japan	RXI +13.6 points	13.6%	0.0%
China	RXI +5.8 points	5.8%	0.0%
France	RXI +3.6 points	3.6%	0.0%
United Kingdom	RXI +2.5 points	2.5%	0.0%
Germany	RXI +2.2 points	2.2%	0.0%
Australia	RXI +1.7 points	1.7%	0.0%
Spain	RXI +1.6 points	1.6%	0.0%
Other countries (9)	RXI +6.0 points	7.2%	1.2%

Outside the US: RXI 82% developed, 18% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

RXI47.1%
XLY67.2%

Securities held

RXI130
XLY48

Asset class

RXI: Stocks
XLY: Stocks

Holdings

Only in RXI83
In both47
Only in XLY1

Only in RXI

83 securities, 38.6% of RXI by weight

Alibaba Group Holding4.17%
Toyota Motor3.91%
Sony Group2.45%
Lvmh1.80%
Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA1.74%
Fast Retailing1.64%
Industria De Diseno Textil SA1.16%
Wesfarmers0.99%
Meituan0.90%
Compass Group PLC0.88%
Hermes International0.83%
Prosus NV Class N0.79%
Ferrari0.79%
Panasonic Holdings0.73%
Honda Motor0.71%
Dollarama0.64%
Jd.com Class A0.57%
Adidas N AG0.55%
Byd H0.55%
Mercedes-Benz Group N AG0.51%
Amadeus It Group0.46%
Bridgestone0.44%
Oriental Land0.43%
Hyundai Motor0.43%
Suzuki Motor0.43%
Sumitomo Electric Industries0.43%
Aristocrat Leisure0.43%
Trip.com Group0.43%
Restaurants Brands International0.42%
Bandai Namco Holdings Inc0.41%
Michelin0.40%
Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC0.39%
Next PLC0.36%
Asics0.35%
Denso0.34%
Bmw0.33%
Kia Corporation0.27%
Volkswagen Non-Voting Pref AG0.25%
Magna International0.24%
Kering SA0.23%
Sekisui House0.22%
Moncler0.18%
Accor SA0.17%
Falabella Saci0.17%
Yamaha Motor0.17%
Shimano Inc0.16%
Pearson PLC0.16%
Pandora0.16%
Pan Pacific International Holdings0.15%
Subaru0.15%

Only in XLY

1 security, 0.0% of XLY by weight

Xay Cons Discret DEC26<0.01%

Weight gaps

All 47 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in RXI and XLY, widest gap first
Holding	Gap	RXI	XLY
Tesla IncTSLA	XLY +10.13 points	6.40%	16.53%
Amazon.com IncAMZN	XLY +6.41 points	16.15%	22.56%
Mcdonalds CorpMCD	XLY +1.62 points	3.07%	4.69%
TjxTJX	XLY +1.52 points	2.34%	3.86%
Lowes Companies IncLOW	XLY +1.28 points	1.97%	3.25%
Booking HoldingsBKNG	XLY +1.23 points	1.89%	3.12%
Starbucks CorpSBUX	XLY +1.22 points	1.88%	3.10%
Marriott International Class AMAR	XLY +0.90 points	1.40%	2.30%
Hilton Worldwide HoldingsHLT	XLY +0.84 points	1.31%	2.15%
Royal Caribbean GroupRCL	XLY +0.83 points	1.27%	2.10%
Home DepotHD	XLY +0.82 points	4.79%	5.61%
Airbnb Class AABNB	XLY +0.81 points	1.25%	2.06%
General MotorsGM	XLY +0.77 points	1.18%	1.95%
Ross Stores IncROST	XLY +0.75 points	1.16%	1.91%
Oreilly Automotive IncORLY	XLY +0.74 points	1.14%	1.88%
Doordash Class ADASH	XLY +0.68 points	1.06%	1.74%
Carvana Class ACVNA	XLY +0.54 points	0.83%	1.37%
AutozoneAZO	XLY +0.54 points	0.82%	1.36%
EbayEBAY	XLY +0.50 points	0.76%	1.26%
Ford Motor CoF	XLY +0.50 points	0.76%	1.26%
GarminGRMN	XLY +0.48 points	0.74%	1.22%
Nike Class BNKE	XLY +0.47 points	0.73%	1.20%
Yum BrandsYUM	XLY +0.44 points	0.69%	1.13%
Chipotle Mexican GrillCMG	XLY +0.44 points	0.68%	1.12%
D R HortonDHI	XLY +0.39 points	0.61%	1.00%
Carnival Corp LtdCCL	XLY +0.38 points	0.59%	0.97%
Williams Sonoma IncWSM	XLY +0.30 points	0.47%	0.77%
Expedia GroupEXPE	XLY +0.31 points	0.46%	0.77%
Ulta Beauty IncULTA	XLY +0.28 points	0.44%	0.72%
TapestryTPR	XLY +0.26 points	0.42%	0.68%
Darden Restaurants IncDRI	XLY +0.26 points	0.40%	0.66%
PultegroupPHM	XLY +0.25 points	0.39%	0.64%
Best BuyBBY	XLY +0.20 points	0.31%	0.51%
Tractor SupplyTSCO	XLY +0.19 points	0.30%	0.49%
Lennar A Class ALEN	XLY +0.17 points	0.27%	0.44%
Genuine PartsGPC	XLY +0.17 points	0.27%	0.44%
HasbroHAS	XLY +0.17 points	0.26%	0.43%
NvrNVR	XLY +0.16 points	0.25%	0.41%
Ralph Lauren Class ARL	XLY +0.15 points	0.22%	0.37%
Deckers OutdoorDECK	XLY +0.11 points	0.19%	0.30%
Lululemon AthleticaLULU	XLY +0.12 points	0.18%	0.30%
Dominos PizzaDPZ	XLY +0.12 points	0.17%	0.29%
Las Vegas SandsLVS	XLY +0.10 points	0.17%	0.27%
Norwegian Cruise Line HoldingsNCLH	XLY +0.08 points	0.13%	0.21%
Aptiv PLCAPTV	XLY +0.08 points	0.13%	0.21%
Wynn ResortsWYNN	XLY +0.06 points	0.10%	0.16%
Mgm Resorts InternationalMGM	XLY +0.06 points	0.09%	0.15%

All 130 RXI holdings⁠All 47 XLY holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

RXI vs XLY Cost

Overpaying RXI vs XLY

$5,824

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

RXI 0.37%
$7,513
XLY 0.08%
$1,689

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

RXI 0.37%
XLY 0.08%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	RXI	XLY	Overpaying
10	$670	$147	$523
20	$2,590	$575	$2,015
30	$7,513	$1,689	$5,824

Expense ratio

0.37%RXI
0.08%XLY, cheaper

XLY0.08%RXI0.37%

0.08%0.60%

Middle half of Consumer Discretionary (Broad) funds
Median 0.35%

XLY cheapest of 14 funds

RXI 9th cheapest of 14 funds

RXI vs XLY Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 9, 2026

Yield (12M): RXI 1.41%, better; XLY 0.77%
Payout (12M): RXI $2.84; XLY $0.93
Last payment: RXI $1.11; XLY $0.24
Ex-dividend: RXI Jun 15, 2026; XLY Sep 21, 2026
Paid on: RXI Jun 18, 2026; XLY Sep 23, 2026
Frequency: RXI Annual; XLY Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

RXIAnnual · 20 paymentsAll RXI payments⁠

XLYQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll XLY payments⁠

RXI vs XLY Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: RXI 14.8%, betterXLY 17.7%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: RXI 0.59XLY 0.67, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: RXI −35.5%, betterXLY −39.7%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: RXI 1.05XLY 1.21; Market = 1

RXI and XLY in the news

All news⁠

Closing Bell
Dow leaps 3.03%, oil falls over 8% after Democrats win Congress
Nov 4, 2026XLY
Deep Dive
Amazon and Tesla are 41.6% of consumer discretionary ETF XLY
Oct 28, 2026XLY
Top Movers
Korea funds rose 4% Monday, well ahead of Seoul
Oct 19, 2026XLY
Closing Bell
Stocks higher on narrow tech and consumer rally
Oct 19, 2026XLY
Week Ahead
Meta and Lam report Wednesday, and the AI debt question may stay open
Oct 18, 2026XLY
New ETFs
State Street's new Market Sector ETF puts ExxonMobil at 29.4%
Oct 16, 2026XLY

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RXI vs XLY

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it