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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VNQ returned +5.6% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VNQ or XOP?

VNQ charges 0.13% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so VNQ 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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VNQ vs XOP: how they differ

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

Vanguard Real Estate 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, VNQ 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 VNQ	Only in XOP
Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund 14.67%	Texas Pacific Land Corp 3.17%
Welltower Inc 7.86%	PBF Energy Inc 2.91%
Prologis Inc 7.02%	Delek US Holdings Inc 2.81%
Equinix Inc 5.66%	Expand Energy Corp 2.80%
American Tower Corp 4.55%	CNX Resources Corp 2.78%
Digital Realty Trust Inc 3.67%	EQT Corp 2.75%
Simon Property Group Inc 3.54%	Valero Energy Corp 2.75%
Realty Income Corp 3.12%	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.

VNQ and XOP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VNQ Vanguard Real Estate 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	US real estate	SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Total return, 1 year	+5.6%	+52.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−11.9 pts	+34.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.13%	0.35%
Holdings	146	51

VNQ in plain words

VNQ is an index equity fund tracking the US real estate. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +5.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.13% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 63% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 146 positions, with the top ten at 54.9%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jul 28, 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, VNQ or XOP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VNQ returned +5.6% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VNQ or XOP?: VNQ charges 0.13% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so VNQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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