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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SDY returned +11.0% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SDY or XOP?

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

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

State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend 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, SDY and XOP hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SDY and XOP both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	SDY	XOP
Chevron Corp	1.28%	2.38%
Exxon Mobil Corp	0.93%	2.47%
Texas Pacific Land Corp	0.21%	3.17%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SDY	Only in XOP
Verizon Communications Inc 2.15%	PBF Energy Inc 2.91%
Realty Income Corp 2.14%	Delek US Holdings Inc 2.81%
Kenvue Inc 1.76%	Expand Energy Corp 2.80%
Kimberly-Clark Corp 1.75%	CNX Resources Corp 2.78%
AbbVie Inc 1.63%	EQT Corp 2.75%
QUALCOMM Inc 1.57%	Valero Energy Corp 2.75%
Texas Instruments Inc 1.56%	Antero Resources Corp 2.68%
Target Corp 1.55%	HF Sinclair 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.

SDY and XOP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SDY State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend 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	State Street	State Street
What it is	SPDR S&P Dividend	SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Total return, 1 year	+11.0%	+52.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−6.5 pts	+34.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.35%
Holdings	155	51

SDY in plain words

SDY is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.0% 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 Jun 30, 2026, 85% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 155 positions, with the top ten at 17.1%. It sat 3.9% 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, SDY or XOP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SDY returned +11.0% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SDY or XOP?: SDY charges 0.35% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so SDY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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