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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and XOP +62.5%.

Which is cheaper, BOXX or XOP?

BOXX is cheaper, by 0.16 percentage points a year. That is about $16 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BOXX vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BOXX is an actively managed short-term fund and XOP a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, XOP returned +62.5% against +4.0%.

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Net assets: $14.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF, and $4.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF.

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At a glance

+4.0%

BOXX total return, 1 year

+62.5%

XOP total return, 1 year

0.19%

BOXX expense ratio

0.35%

XOP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BOXX costs 0.16 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 58.5 points; BOXX is 3.1 times larger.

BOXX vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BOXX	XOP
Return
Measure	BOXX	XOP
Total return, 1 year	+4.0%	+62.5%
Drawdown
Measure	BOXX	XOP
Below its high		24.8%, high on Jun 23, 2014
Benchmark
Measure	BOXX	XOP
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	BOXX	XOP
Expense ratio	0.19%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$14.4bn	$4.7bn
Holdings
Measure	BOXX	XOP
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

BOXX Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF XOP State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Alpha Architect State Street

What it is Actively managed Tracks the S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

Total return, 1 year +4.0% +62.5%

Expense ratio 0.19% 0.35%

Holdings not counted 52

Net assets, BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 and XOP as of Oct 27, 2026 $14.5bn $4.6bn

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

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About each fund

BOXX

BOXX is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% a year.

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, BOXX or XOP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and XOP +62.5%.
Which is cheaper, BOXX or XOP?: BOXX is cheaper, by 0.16 percentage points a year. That is about $16 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BOXX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BOXX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Alpha Architect website ↗

XOP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XOP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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