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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +18.8% and XOP +62.5%.

Which is cheaper, DGRO or XOP?

DGRO is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

DGRO vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DGRO returned +18.8% to XOP's +62.5%; 5% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $44.6bn for iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF and $4.6bn for State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF.

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At a glance

+18.8%

DGRO total return, 1 year

+62.5%

XOP total return, 1 year

0.08%

DGRO expense ratio

0.35%

XOP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

DGRO costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 43.7 points; DGRO is 9.7 times larger.

DGRO vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DGRO	XOP
Return
Measure	DGRO	XOP
Total return, 1 year	+18.8%	+62.5%
Drawdown
Measure	DGRO	XOP
Below its high		24.8%, high on Jun 23, 2014
Benchmark
Measure	DGRO	XOP
What it tracks	Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index	S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	DGRO	XOP
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$44.6bn	$4.6bn
Holdings
Measure	DGRO	XOP
Holdings in common	5%
In the S&P 500, by weight	92%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	27.2%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, DGRO and XOP hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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5% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DGRO XOP

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 3.24% 2.82%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 0.98% 2.79%

EOG RESOURCES 0.52% 2.82%

PHILLIPS 66 0.47% 2.65%

DIAMONDBACK ENERGY 0.18% 2.60%

OVINTIV 0.08% 2.85%

MAGNOLIA OIL GAS CORP CLASS A 0.04% 2.44%

MATADOR RESOURCES 0.04% 2.52%

CALIFORNIA RESOURCES 0.03% 1.85%

TEXAS PACIFIC LAND 0.03% 2.27%

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Only in DGRO

MICROSOFT 3.14%

APPLE 3.11%

ABBVIE 3.00%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.77%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 2.68%

BROADCOM INC 2.55%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 2.42%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 2.23%

Only in XOP

RANGE RESOURCES CORP 3.48%

APA CORP 2.92%

MURPHY OIL CORP 2.89%

MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 2.81%

PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP CL A 2.78%

ANTERO RESOURCES CORP 2.77%

CHEVRON CORP 2.75%

HF SINCLAIR CORP 2.72%

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Side by side

DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF XOP State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks an index of Dividend Growth Tracks the S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

Total return, 1 year +18.8% +62.5%

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.35%

Holdings 393 52

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $44.6bn $4.6bn

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

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About each fund

DGRO

DGRO tracks an index of Dividend Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 393 positions, with the top ten at 27.2%.

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, DGRO or XOP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +18.8% and XOP +62.5%.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or XOP?: DGRO is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

DGRO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DGRO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for DGRO ↗

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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