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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VXUS returned +22.3% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VXUS or XOP?

VXUS charges 0.05% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so VXUS 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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VXUS vs XOP: how they differ

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

Vanguard Total International 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, VXUS 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 VXUS	Only in XOP
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.97%	Texas Pacific Land Corp 3.17%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.67%	PBF Energy Inc 2.91%
ASML Holding NV 1.32%	Delek US Holdings Inc 2.81%
SK hynix Inc 1.14%	Expand Energy Corp 2.80%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.89%	CNX Resources Corp 2.78%
HSBC Holdings PLC 0.74%	EQT Corp 2.75%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.69%	Valero Energy Corp 2.75%
AstraZeneca PLC 0.67%	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.

VXUS and XOP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VXUS Vanguard Total International 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	Total International Stock	SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Total return, 1 year	+22.3%	+52.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.8 pts	+34.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.35%
Holdings	8775	51

VXUS in plain words

VXUS is an index equity fund tracking the Total International Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.3% 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 Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 8775 positions, with the top ten at 12.4%.

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, VXUS or XOP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VXUS returned +22.3% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VXUS or XOP?: VXUS charges 0.05% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so VXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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