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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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VXF vs XOP: how they differ

VXF and XOP hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and XOP returned more over the year.

Vanguard Extended Market 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, VXF and XOP hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions VXF and XOP both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingVXFXOP
Ovintiv Inc0.17%2.47%
Prc Newco Inc0.17%2.54%
HF Sinclair Corp0.12%2.68%
Antero Resources Corp0.12%2.68%
Range Resources Corp0.10%2.59%
Viper Energy Inc0.10%2.58%
Chord Energy Corp0.08%2.25%
SM Energy Co0.07%2.16%
Matador Resources Co0.07%2.47%
Venture Global Inc0.07%2.28%
CNX Resources Corp0.06%2.78%
Murphy Oil Corp0.05%2.22%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in VXFOnly in XOP
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.19%Texas Pacific Land Corp 3.17%
Snowflake Inc 1.03%Expand Energy Corp 2.80%
Bloom Energy Corp 0.93%EQT Corp 2.75%
Cloudflare Inc 0.92%Valero Energy Corp 2.75%
Astera Labs Inc 0.76%Marathon Petroleum Corp 2.64%
Rocket Lab Corp 0.61%Phillips 66 2.53%
Cheniere Energy Inc 0.59%EOG Resources Inc 2.52%
Ferguson Enterprises Inc 0.54%Exxon Mobil Corp 2.47%

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.

VXF and XOP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
VXF
Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund
XOP
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanguardState Street
What it isExtended MarketSPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Total return, 1 year+14.1%+52.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−3.4 pts+34.9 pts
Expense ratio0.05%0.35%
Holdings336551

VXF in plain words

VXF is an index equity fund tracking the Extended Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3365 positions, with the top ten at 7.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 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, VXF or XOP?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VXF returned +14.1% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VXF or XOP?
VXF charges 0.05% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so VXF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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