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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VYMI returned +28.2% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VYMI or XOP?

VYMI charges 0.07% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so VYMI 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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VYMI vs XOP: how they differ

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

Vanguard International 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, VYMI 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 VYMI	Only in XOP
HSBC Holdings PLC 1.73%	Texas Pacific Land Corp 3.17%
Novartis AG 1.56%	PBF Energy Inc 2.91%
Nestle SA 1.44%	Delek US Holdings Inc 2.81%
Shell PLC 1.43%	Expand Energy Corp 2.80%
Royal Bank of Canada 1.38%	CNX Resources Corp 2.78%
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.15%	EQT Corp 2.75%
Toyota Motor Corp 1.12%	Valero Energy Corp 2.75%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.08%	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.

VYMI and XOP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VYMI Vanguard International 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	International High Dividend Yield	SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Total return, 1 year	+28.2%	+52.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+10.7 pts	+34.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.35%
Holdings	1582	51

VYMI in plain words

VYMI is an index equity fund tracking the International High Dividend Yield. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +28.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 1582 positions, with the top ten at 13.5%.

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, VYMI or XOP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VYMI returned +28.2% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VYMI or XOP?: VYMI charges 0.07% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so VYMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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