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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VWO returned +15.6% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VWO or XOP?

VWO charges 0.06% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so VWO 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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VWO vs XOP: how they differ

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

Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock 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, VWO 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 VWO	Only in XOP
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 14.73%	Texas Pacific Land Corp 3.17%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 3.28%	PBF Energy Inc 2.91%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 2.57%	Delek US Holdings Inc 2.81%
Delta Electronics Inc 1.18%	Expand Energy Corp 2.80%
MediaTek Inc 1.07%	CNX Resources Corp 2.78%
Reliance Industries Ltd 0.90%	EQT Corp 2.75%
HDFC Bank Ltd 0.81%	Valero Energy Corp 2.75%
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 0.75%	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.

VWO and XOP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VWO Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock 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	Emerging markets	SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Total return, 1 year	+15.6%	+52.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−1.9 pts	+34.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.35%
Holdings	6355	51

VWO in plain words

VWO is an index equity fund tracking the Emerging markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +15.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% 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 6355 positions, with the top ten at 26.8%.

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, VWO or XOP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VWO returned +15.6% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VWO or XOP?: VWO charges 0.06% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so VWO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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