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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +13.8% and XOP +62.5%.

Which is cheaper, DFUS or XOP?

DFUS is cheaper, by 0.26 percentage points a year. That is about $26 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

DFUS vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DFUS returned +13.8% to XOP's +62.5%; 3% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $20.9bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional U.S. Equity Market 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

+13.8%

DFUS total return, 1 year

+62.5%

XOP total return, 1 year

0.09%

DFUS expense ratio

0.35%

XOP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

DFUS costs 0.26 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 48.7 points.

DFUS vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DFUS	XOP
Return
Measure	DFUS	XOP
Total return, 1 year	+13.8%	+62.5%
Drawdown
Measure	DFUS	XOP
Below its high		24.8%, high on Jun 23, 2014
Benchmark
Measure	DFUS	XOP
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	DFUS	XOP
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.35%
Net assets, DFUS as of Jul 31, 2026 and XOP as of Oct 27, 2026	$20.9bn	$4.6bn
Holdings
Measure	DFUS	XOP
Holdings in common	3%
In the S&P 500, by weight	89%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	34.6%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and XOP hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DFUS XOP

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION 0.94% 2.82%

CHEVRON CORPORATION 0.53% 2.75%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 0.21% 2.79%

MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION 0.14% 2.81%

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION 0.14% 2.56%

PHILLIPS 66 0.12% 2.65%

EOG RESOURCES, INC. 0.12% 2.82%

DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION 0.07% 2.69%

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION 0.06% 2.63%

DIAMONDBACK ENERGY, INC. 0.06% 2.60%

EQT CORPORATION 0.05% 2.65%

TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORPORATION 0.04% 2.27%

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Only in DFUS

NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.75%

APPLE INC. 6.45%

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.99%

AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.83%

ALPHABET INC. 3.00%

BROADCOM INC. 2.63%

ALPHABET INC. 2.48%

META PLATFORMS, INC. 1.77%

Only in XOP

CALUMET INC 1.65%

RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN IN 0.38%

SABLE OFFSHORE CORP 0.37%

NEW ERA ENERGY + DIGITAL INC 0.15%

GEVO INC 0.15%

XAE ENERGY DEC26 0.01%

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Side by side

DFUS Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF XOP State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Dimensional State Street

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

Total return, 1 year +13.8% +62.5%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.3% (IWV) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +0.5 pts vs IWV not measured

Expense ratio 0.09% 0.35%

Holdings 2236 52

Net assets, DFUS as of Jul 31, 2026 and XOP as of Oct 27, 2026 $20.9bn $4.6bn

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

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About each fund

DFUS

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.8% with distributions reinvested, against +13.3% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index.

DFUS is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 89% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,236 positions, with the top ten at 34.6%.

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, DFUS or XOP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +13.8% and XOP +62.5%.
Which is cheaper, DFUS or XOP?: DFUS is cheaper, by 0.26 percentage points a year. That is about $26 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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Sources and dates

DFUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DFUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Dimensional website ↗

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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