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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PFF returned −0.8% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, PFF or XOP?

PFF charges 0.45% 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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PFF vs XOP: how they differ

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

iShares Preferred and Income Securities 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, PFF 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 PFF	Only in XOP
BOEING COMPANY (THE) 3.99%	Texas Pacific Land Corp 3.17%
STRATEGY INC 2.99%	PBF Energy Inc 2.91%
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 2.37%	Delek US Holdings Inc 2.81%
ORACLE CORP 2.31%	Expand Energy Corp 2.80%
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY 1.79%	CNX Resources Corp 2.78%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP 1.47%	EQT Corp 2.75%
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII 1.33%	Valero Energy Corp 2.75%
ALBEMARLE CORP 1.31%	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.

PFF and XOP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities 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	Preferred and Income Securities	SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Total return, 1 year	−0.8%	+52.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.3 pts	+34.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.45%	0.35%
Holdings	455	51

PFF in plain words

PFF is an index equity fund tracking the Preferred and Income Securities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 455 positions, with the top ten at 19.9%. It sat 3.2% below its high of May 8, 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, PFF or XOP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PFF returned −0.8% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, PFF or XOP?: PFF charges 0.45% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so XOP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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