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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VUG 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, VUG or XOP?

VUG charges 0.03% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so VUG 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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VUG vs XOP: how they differ

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

Vanguard Growth 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, VUG and XOP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions VUG and XOP both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	VUG	XOP
Texas Pacific Land Corp	0.06%	3.17%
EQT Corp	0.04%	2.75%
Venture Global Inc	0.02%	2.28%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in VUG	Only in XOP
NVIDIA Corp 12.63%	PBF Energy Inc 2.91%
Apple Inc 11.67%	Delek US Holdings Inc 2.81%
Microsoft Corp 7.62%	Expand Energy Corp 2.80%
Alphabet Inc 5.76%	CNX Resources Corp 2.78%
Alphabet Inc 4.54%	Valero Energy Corp 2.75%
Amazon.com Inc 4.47%	Antero Resources Corp 2.68%
Broadcom Inc 4.29%	HF Sinclair Corp 2.68%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.41%	Par Pacific Holdings Inc 2.65%

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.

VUG and XOP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VUG Vanguard Growth 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 growth	SPDR 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 ratio	0.03%	0.35%
Holdings	147	51

VUG in plain words

VUG is an index equity fund tracking the US growth. 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 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 147 positions, with the top ten at 60.5%.

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, VUG or XOP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VUG 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, VUG or XOP?: VUG charges 0.03% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so VUG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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