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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VEU returned +22.9% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VEU or XOP?

VEU charges 0.04% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so VEU 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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VEU vs XOP: how they differ

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

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund 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, VEU 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 VEU	Only in XOP
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.83%	Texas Pacific Land Corp 3.17%
ASML Holding NV 1.45%	PBF Energy Inc 2.91%
SK hynix Inc 1.24%	Delek US Holdings Inc 2.81%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.97%	Expand Energy Corp 2.80%
HSBC Holdings PLC 0.81%	CNX Resources Corp 2.78%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.76%	EQT Corp 2.75%
AstraZeneca PLC 0.73%	Valero Energy Corp 2.75%
Novartis AG 0.73%	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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

VEU and XOP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VEU Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund	XOP State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	State Street
What it is	FTSE All-World ex-US	SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Total return, 1 year	+22.9%	+52.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+5.4 pts	+34.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.35%
Holdings	3860	51

VEU in plain words

VEU is an index equity fund tracking the FTSE All-World ex-US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3860 positions, with the top ten at 13.6%.

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, VEU or XOP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VEU returned +22.9% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VEU or XOP?: VEU charges 0.04% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so VEU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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