Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VYM vs XOP: how they differ
VYM and XOP hold 7% of their weight in the same names, and XOP returned more over the year.
Vanguard High Dividend Yield 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, VYM and XOP hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VYM | XOP |
|---|---|---|
| Exxon Mobil Corp | 2.73% | 2.47% |
| Chevron Corp | 1.51% | 2.38% |
| ConocoPhillips | 0.65% | 2.36% |
| EOG Resources Inc | 0.32% | 2.52% |
| Valero Energy Corp | 0.32% | 2.75% |
| Marathon Petroleum Corp | 0.31% | 2.64% |
| Phillips 66 | 0.30% | 2.53% |
| Occidental Petroleum Corp | 0.18% | 2.31% |
| Diamondback Energy Inc | 0.17% | 2.43% |
| EQT Corp | 0.15% | 2.75% |
| Devon Energy Corp | 0.13% | 2.41% |
| Expand Energy Corp | 0.10% | 2.80% |
| Only in VYM | Only in XOP |
|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc 8.07% | Texas Pacific Land Corp 3.17% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.36% | CNX Resources Corp 2.78% |
| Johnson & Johnson 2.31% | Antero Resources Corp 2.68% |
| Caterpillar Inc 1.73% | Par Pacific Holdings Inc 2.65% |
| AbbVie Inc 1.57% | Gulfport Energy Corp 2.43% |
| Cisco Systems Inc 1.52% | Crescent Energy Co 2.28% |
| Bank of America Corp 1.45% | Venture Global Inc 2.28% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The 1.45% | Calumet Inc 2.24% |
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.
| VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield 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 high dividend | SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.6% | +52.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +0.1 pts | +34.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.04% | 0.35% |
| Holdings | 608 | 51 |
VYM in plain words
VYM is an index equity fund tracking the US high dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 608 positions, with the top ten at 25.7%.
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, VYM or XOP?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VYM returned +17.6% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VYM or XOP?
- VYM charges 0.04% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so VYM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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