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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and XOP +62.5%.

Which is cheaper, AGG or XOP?

AGG is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

AGG vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AGG returned −1.4% to XOP's +62.5%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $139.4bn for iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF and $4.6bn for State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF.

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At a glance

−1.4%

AGG total return, 1 year

+62.5%

XOP total return, 1 year

0.03%

AGG expense ratio

0.35%

XOP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AGG costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 63.9 points; AGG is far larger, $139.4bn against $4.6bn.

AGG vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AGG	XOP
Return
Measure	AGG	XOP
Total return, 1 year	−1.4%	+62.5%
Drawdown
Measure	AGG	XOP
Below its high	3.4%, high on Aug 4, 2020	24.8%, high on Jun 23, 2014
Benchmark
Measure	AGG	XOP
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index	S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	AGG	XOP
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$139.4bn	$4.6bn
Holdings
Measure	AGG	XOP
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AGG and XOP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AGG XOP

Only in one fund ↓

Only in AGG

BLACKROCK CASH CL INST SL AGENCY 3.02%

TREASURY NOTE 0.40%

TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 0.40%

TREASURY NOTE 0.40%

TREASURY NOTE 0.39%

TREASURY NOTE 0.38%

Only in XOP

RANGE RESOURCES CORP 3.48%

APA CORP 2.92%

MURPHY OIL CORP 2.89%

OVINTIV INC 2.85%

EOG RESOURCES INC 2.82%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.82%

MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 2.81%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 2.79%

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Side by side

AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF XOP State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks an index of US aggregate bonds Tracks the S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

Total return, 1 year −1.4% +62.5%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.3% (SCHZ) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs SCHZ not measured

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.35%

Holdings 13469 52

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $139.4bn $4.6bn

AGG and XOP on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

AGG

AGG tracks an index of US aggregate bonds. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.4% with distributions reinvested, against −1.3% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

XOP

XOP tracks the S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +62.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. It sat 24.8% below its high of Jun 23, 2014 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or XOP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and XOP +62.5%.
Which is cheaper, AGG or XOP?: AGG is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

AGG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AGG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for AGG ↗

XOP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XOP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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