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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGT returned +35.4% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VGT or XOP?

VGT charges 0.09% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so VGT 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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VGT vs XOP: how they differ

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

Vanguard Information Technology 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, VGT 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 VGT	Only in XOP
NVIDIA Corp 16.85%	Texas Pacific Land Corp 3.17%
Apple Inc 14.59%	PBF Energy Inc 2.91%
Microsoft Corp 9.47%	Delek US Holdings Inc 2.81%
Broadcom Inc 4.21%	Expand Energy Corp 2.80%
Micron Technology Inc 4.21%	CNX Resources Corp 2.78%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.21%	EQT Corp 2.75%
Intel Corp 2.03%	Valero Energy Corp 2.75%
Cisco Systems Inc 1.85%	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.

VGT and XOP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VGT Vanguard Information Technology 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	Information technology	SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Total return, 1 year	+35.4%	+52.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+17.9 pts	+34.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.35%
Holdings	317	51

VGT in plain words

VGT is an index equity fund tracking the Information technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +35.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 317 positions, with the top ten at 59.5%. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jun 2, 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, VGT or XOP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGT returned +35.4% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VGT or XOP?: VGT charges 0.09% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so VGT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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