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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GARP returned +29.5% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, GARP or XOP?

GARP charges 0.15% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so GARP 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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GARP vs XOP: how they differ

GARP and XOP hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and XOP returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP 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, GARP and XOP hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GARP and XOP both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	GARP	XOP
PHILLIPS 66	0.88%	2.53%
EQT CORP	0.25%	2.75%
TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP	0.23%	3.17%
VALERO ENERGY CORP	0.20%	2.75%
MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP	0.10%	2.64%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in GARP	Only in XOP
KLA CORP 6.46%	PBF Energy Inc 2.91%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 6.07%	Delek US Holdings Inc 2.81%
APPLE INC 4.44%	Expand Energy Corp 2.80%
NVIDIA CORP 4.16%	CNX Resources Corp 2.78%
MICROSOFT CORP 4.10%	Antero Resources Corp 2.68%
BROADCOM INC 3.96%	HF Sinclair Corp 2.68%
LAM RESEARCH CORP 3.79%	Par Pacific Holdings Inc 2.65%
ELI LILLY & COMPANY 3.73%	Range Resources Corp 2.59%

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.

GARP and XOP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GARP iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP 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 USA Quality GARP	SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Total return, 1 year	+29.5%	+52.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+12.0 pts	+34.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.35%
Holdings	131	51

GARP in plain words

GARP is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Quality GARP. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +29.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 131 positions, with the top ten at 43.8%.

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, GARP or XOP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GARP returned +29.5% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GARP or XOP?: GARP charges 0.15% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so GARP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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