Which returned more over the last year, EMXC or XOP?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +55.5% and XOP returned +52.4%, so EMXC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EMXC or XOP?

EMXC charges 0.25% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so EMXC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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EMXC vs XOP: how they differ

EMXC and XOP hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and EMXC returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMXC and XOP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in EMXC	Only in XOP
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 17.97%	Texas Pacific Land Corp 3.17%
SK hynix Inc. 8.37%	PBF Energy Inc 2.91%
MediaTek Inc. 2.04%	Delek US Holdings Inc 2.81%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.47%	Expand Energy Corp 2.80%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1.13%	CNX Resources Corp 2.78%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 1.07%	EQT Corp 2.75%
HDFC BANK LIMITED 0.88%	Valero Energy Corp 2.75%
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED 0.83%	Antero Resources Corp 2.68%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

EMXC and XOP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMXC iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF	XOP State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	MSCI Emerging Markets ex China	SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Total return, 1 year	+55.5%	+52.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+38.0 pts	+34.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.35%
Holdings	662	51

EMXC in plain words

EMXC is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +55.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 662 positions, with the top ten at 44.3%. It sat 5.5% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

XOP in plain words

XOP is a commodity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +52.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. It sat 26.8% below its high of Jun 23, 2014 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMXC or XOP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +55.5% and XOP returned +52.4%, so EMXC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMXC or XOP?: EMXC charges 0.25% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so EMXC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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