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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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SPYD vs XOP: how they differ

SPYD and XOP hold 6% of their weight in the same names, and XOP returned more over the year.

State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) High 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, SPYD and XOP hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SPYD and XOP both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingSPYDXOP
APA Corp1.48%2.33%
EOG Resources Inc1.44%2.52%
Phillips 661.44%2.53%
Chevron Corp1.20%2.38%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SPYDOnly in XOP
Iron Mountain Inc 1.62%Texas Pacific Land Corp 3.17%
Franklin Resources Inc 1.57%PBF Energy Inc 2.91%
CVS Health Corp 1.53%Delek US Holdings Inc 2.81%
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc 1.53%Expand Energy Corp 2.80%
Edison International 1.48%CNX Resources Corp 2.78%
Target Corp 1.48%EQT Corp 2.75%
Viatris Inc 1.46%Valero Energy Corp 2.75%
Kimco Realty Corp 1.46%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.

SPYD and XOP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SPYD
State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) High Dividend ETF
XOP
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerState StreetState Street
What it isSPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High DividendSPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Total return, 1 year+12.9%+52.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−4.6 pts+34.9 pts
Expense ratio0.07%0.35%
Holdings7851

SPYD in plain words

SPYD is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 78 positions, with the top ten at 15.1%. It sat 4.3% 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. 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, SPYD or XOP?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYD returned +12.9% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPYD or XOP?
SPYD charges 0.07% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so SPYD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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SPYD 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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