IYM vs XLB

AIYM

BXLB

Measures won2–4XLB wins · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$14,788IYM · XLB $13,527

Lowest cost0.08%XLB · $8 on $10k

Most income1.63%XLB · $163 on $10k

Smallest drop−12.4%XLB · worst fall in 1Y

Held in common52.6%IYM and XLB

iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF · $1.1BState Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF · $8.6B

+14.8%3 years · per year$15,143 · $14,203+12.4%

+8.1%5 years · per year$14,788 · $13,527+6.2%

0.37%Expense ratio$37 · $8 on $10k · lower wins0.08%

1.26%12-mo yield$126 · $163 on $10k1.63%

End-of-day Nov 10, 2026 · $10,000 5 years ago, dividends reinvested · ● winner of the row · each row scaled to the bigger of the two

5Y2 funds

#			Trend
1	AIYM	iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETFRead Desk		0.37%	1.26%	−1.1%	+20.0%	+30.6%	+14.8%	+8.1%	−13.6%	$1.1B
2	BXLB	State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETFRead Desk		0.08%	1.63%	−0.2%	+18.0%	+25.4%	+12.4%	+6.2%	−12.4%	$8.6B

End-of-day Nov 10, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

5Y2 funds

#			Trend
1	AIYM	iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETFRead Desk		0.37%	1.26%	−1.1%	+20.0%	+30.6%	+14.8%	+8.1%	−13.6%	$1.1B
2	BXLB	State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETFRead Desk		0.08%	1.63%	−0.2%	+18.0%	+25.4%	+12.4%	+6.2%	−12.4%	$8.6B

End-of-day Nov 10, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

Cards for this view

IYM

iShares U.S. Basic Materials

$14,788

XLB

Materials Select Sector SPDR

$13,527

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