XLB vs VAW

AXLB

BVAW

Measures won6–0XLB wins · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$13,267XLB · VAW $13,090

Lowest cost0.08%XLB · $8 on $10k

Most income1.65%XLB · $165 on $10k

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

Held in common67.7%XLB and VAW

State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF · $8.5BVanguard Materials ETF · $3.1B

+13.0%3 years · per year$14,419 · $14,243+12.5%

+5.8%5 years · per year$13,267 · $13,090+5.5%

0.08%Expense ratio$8 · $9 on $10k · lower wins0.09%

1.65%12-mo yield$165 · $139 on $10k1.39%

End-of-day Nov 12, 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	AXLB	State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETFRead Desk		0.08%	1.65%	−1.3%	+16.9%	+21.7%	+13.0%	+5.8%	−12.4%	$8.5B
2	BVAW	Vanguard Materials ETFRead Desk		0.09%	1.39%	−1.7%	+11.4%	+17.2%	+12.5%	+5.5%	−13.4%	$3.1B

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

5Y2 funds

#			Trend
1	AXLB	State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETFRead Desk		0.08%	1.65%	−1.3%	+16.9%	+21.7%	+13.0%	+5.8%	−12.4%	$8.5B
2	BVAW	Vanguard Materials ETFRead Desk		0.09%	1.39%	−1.7%	+11.4%	+17.2%	+12.5%	+5.5%	−13.4%	$3.1B

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

Cards for this view

XLB

Materials Select Sector SPDR

$13,267

VAW

Vanguard Materials

$13,090

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