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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, XOP returned +52.4% and XRT returned −3.0%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, XOP or XRT?

XOP charges 0.35% a year and XRT charges 0.35%, so XOP 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.

ETFIQetfiq.com · independent ETF data

XOP vs XRT: how they differ

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

State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Retail ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, XOP and XRT 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 XOP	Only in XRT
Texas Pacific Land Corp 3.17%	Groupon Inc 1.78%
PBF Energy Inc 2.91%	RealReal Inc/The 1.75%
Delek US Holdings Inc 2.81%	Bath & Body Works Inc 1.73%
Expand Energy Corp 2.80%	Warby Parker Inc 1.64%
CNX Resources Corp 2.78%	Upbound Group Inc 1.59%
EQT Corp 2.75%	Coupang Inc 1.55%
Valero Energy Corp 2.75%	Maplebear Inc 1.55%
Antero Resources Corp 2.68%	Revolve Group Inc 1.52%

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.

XOP and XRT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	XOP State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF	XRT State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Retail ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	State Street
What it is	SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production	SPDR S&P Retail
Total return, 1 year	+52.4%	−3.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+34.9 pts	−20.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.35%
Holdings	51	75

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.

XRT in plain words

XRT is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Retail. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −3.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 75 positions, with the top ten at 16.1%. It sat 12.2% below its high of Nov 16, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, XOP or XRT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, XOP returned +52.4% and XRT returned −3.0%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, XOP or XRT?: XOP charges 0.35% a year and XRT charges 0.35%, so XOP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Other comparisons

Where to next

Where these figures came from

ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure. It is not affiliated with any issuer, and a link is not an endorsement.

XOP against XRT, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, XOP against XRT, data as of Sep 12, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/XOP-XRT Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

A comparison is not a recommendation. Standards and sources