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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, XLG returned +12.2% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, XLG or XOP?

XLG charges 0.20% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so XLG 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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XLG vs XOP: how they differ

XLG and XOP hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and XOP returned more over the year.

Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF 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, XLG and XOP hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions XLG and XOP both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	XLG	XOP
Exxon Mobil Corp.	1.74%	2.47%
Chevron Corp.	0.98%	2.38%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in XLG	Only in XOP
NVIDIA Corp. 13.10%	Texas Pacific Land Corp 3.17%
Apple Inc. 10.76%	PBF Energy Inc 2.91%
Microsoft Corp. 8.18%	Delek US Holdings Inc 2.81%
Amazon.com, Inc. 6.99%	Expand Energy Corp 2.80%
Alphabet Inc. 6.05%	CNX Resources Corp 2.78%
Broadcom Inc. 4.85%	EQT Corp 2.75%
Alphabet Inc. 4.82%	Valero Energy Corp 2.75%
Meta Platforms, Inc. 3.61%	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.

XLG and XOP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	XLG Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF	XOP State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Invesco	State Street
What it is	S&P 500 top 50	SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Total return, 1 year	+12.2%	+52.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−5.3 pts	+34.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.20%	0.35%
Holdings	51	51

XLG in plain words

XLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 top 50. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 51 positions, with the top ten at 63.6%.

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, XLG or XOP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, XLG returned +12.2% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, XLG or XOP?: XLG charges 0.20% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so XLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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