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

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NOBL vs XOP: how they differ

NOBL and XOP hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and XOP returned more over the year.

ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats 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, NOBL and XOP hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions NOBL and XOP both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingNOBLXOP
Chevron Corp.1.44%2.38%
Exxon Mobil Corp.1.44%2.47%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in NOBLOnly in XOP
Nucor Corp. 1.77%Texas Pacific Land Corp 3.17%
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.73%PBF Energy Inc 2.91%
International Business Machines Corp. 1.71%Delek US Holdings Inc 2.81%
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 1.68%Expand Energy Corp 2.80%
Franklin Resources, Inc. 1.67%CNX Resources Corp 2.78%
Colgate-Palmolive Co. 1.62%EQT Corp 2.75%
Caterpillar, Inc. 1.61%Valero Energy Corp 2.75%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 1.61%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.

NOBL and XOP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
NOBL
ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
XOP
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerProSharesState Street
What it isS&P 500 Dividend AristocratsSPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Total return, 1 year+9.4%+52.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−8.1 pts+34.9 pts
Expense ratio0.35%0.35%
Holdings6951

NOBL in plain words

NOBL is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +9.4% 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. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 69 positions, with the top ten at 16.6%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 24, 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. 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, NOBL or XOP?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, NOBL returned +9.4% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, NOBL or XOP?
NOBL charges 0.35% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so NOBL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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NOBL against XOP, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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