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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +33.8% and XOP +62.5%.

Which is cheaper, EMXC or XOP?

EMXC is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EMXC vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EMXC returned +33.8% to XOP's +62.5%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $26.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China 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

+33.8%

EMXC total return, 1 year

+62.5%

XOP total return, 1 year

0.25%

EMXC expense ratio

0.35%

XOP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EMXC costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 28.7 points; EMXC is 5.7 times larger.

EMXC vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EMXC	XOP
Return
Measure	EMXC	XOP
Total return, 1 year	+33.8%	+62.5%
Drawdown
Measure	EMXC	XOP
Below its high	11.3%, high on Jun 22, 2026	24.8%, high on Jun 23, 2014
Benchmark
Measure	EMXC	XOP
What it tracks	MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index	S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	EMXC	XOP
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$26.4bn	$4.6bn
Holdings
Measure	EMXC	XOP
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	42.2%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EMXC XOP

SM INVESTMENTS 0.02% 2.65%

COP/USD 0.00% 2.79%

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Only in EMXC

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 19.91%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 8.58%

SK HYNIX 6.12%

MEDIATEK 1.92%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 1.14%

HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 1.02%

DELTA ELECTRONICS 0.99%

HDFC BANK 0.89%

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%

PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP CL A 2.78%

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Side by side

EMXC iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China 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 the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Tracks the S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

Total return, 1 year +33.8% +62.5%

Its benchmark over the same days +37.0% (KEMX) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −3.2 pts vs KEMX not measured

Expense ratio 0.25% 0.35%

Holdings 696 52

Net assets, EMXC as of Oct 28, 2026 and XOP as of Oct 27, 2026 $26.9bn $4.6bn

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

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About each fund

EMXC

EMXC tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +33.8% with distributions reinvested, against +37.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 696 positions, with the top ten at 42.2%. It sat 11.3% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 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, EMXC or XOP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +33.8% and XOP +62.5%.
Which is cheaper, EMXC or XOP?: EMXC is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

EMXC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EMXC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EMXC ↗

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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