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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWT returned +84.9% and XOP returned +52.4%, so EWT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EWT or XOP?

EWT charges 0.59% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so XOP 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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EWT vs XOP: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI Taiwan 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, EWT 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 EWT	Only in XOP
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 19.35%	Texas Pacific Land Corp 3.17%
MediaTek Inc. 7.56%	PBF Energy Inc 2.91%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 5.64%	Delek US Holdings Inc 2.81%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 4.09%	Expand Energy Corp 2.80%
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. 2.86%	CNX Resources Corp 2.78%
ELITE MATERIAL CO., LTD. 2.75%	EQT Corp 2.75%
UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP. 2.73%	Valero Energy Corp 2.75%
United Microelectronics Corporation 2.25%	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.

EWT and XOP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EWT iShares MSCI Taiwan 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 Taiwan	SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Total return, 1 year	+84.9%	+52.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+67.4 pts	+34.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.59%	0.35%
Holdings	85	51

EWT in plain words

EWT is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Taiwan. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +84.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% 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 85 positions, with the top ten at 51.6%.

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, EWT or XOP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWT returned +84.9% and XOP returned +52.4%, so EWT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EWT or XOP?: EWT charges 0.59% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so XOP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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