Which returned more over the last year, FTXN or MLPX?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTXN returned +48.8% and MLPX +24.7%.

Which is cheaper, FTXN or MLPX?

MLPX is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do FTXN and MLPX overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 78% of FTXN and 28% of MLPX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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FTXN vs MLPX: Differences, Returns & Fees

FTXN and MLPX hold 15% of their weight in the same names, and FTXN returned +48.8% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $1.1bn for First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF and $3.5bn for Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF.

MLPX costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 24.1 points; MLPX is 3.1 times larger.

	FTXN	MLPX
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.45%
Net assets	$1.1bn	$3.5bn
Total return, 1 year	+48.8%	+24.7%
What it tracks	not read by ETFIQ	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common	15%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	56.3%	67.1%
Below its high		6.1%, high on May 19, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+48.8%

FTXN total return, 1 year

+24.7%

MLPX total return, 1 year

0.60%

FTXN expense ratio

0.45%

MLPX expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FTXN and MLPX hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding FTXN MLPX

Kinder Morgan, Inc. 2.82% 7.39%

The Williams Companies, Inc. 2.36% 9.31%

Cheniere Energy, Inc. 2.34% 4.75%

ONEOK, Inc. 2.34% 6.33%

Venture Global, Inc. (Class A) 2.46% 2.09%

Targa Resources Corp. 1.68% 8.05%

Archrock, Inc. 0.47% 1.57%

Antero Midstream Corp. 0.46% 2.12%

Only in FTXN

Marathon Petroleum Corporation 8.26%

ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. 7.91%

Chevron Corporation 7.75%

ConocoPhillips 7.63%

EOG Resources, Inc. 5.33%

Valero Energy Corporation 4.55%

Phillips 66 4.10%

Occidental Petroleum Corporation 3.77%

Only in MLPX

TC ENERGY CORP 9.03%

ENBRIDGE INC 8.70%

PEMBINA PIPELINE CORP 4.56%

ENERGY TRANSFER LP 4.50%

MPLX LP 4.48%

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS 4.43%

DT MIDSTREAM INC 3.84%

PLAINS ALL AMER PIPELINE LP 3.81%

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On the same fields

FTXN

First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF

MLPX

Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer First Trust Global X

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +48.8% +24.7%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 +31.5 pts +7.4 pts

Expense ratio 0.60% 0.45%

Already in the S&P 500 78.3% 27.5%

Holdings 49 29

Net assets $1.1bn $3.5bn

FTXN and MLPX on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

FTXN in plain words

FTXN tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +48.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.60% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 78% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 49 positions, with the top ten at 56.3%.

MLPX in plain words

MLPX tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +24.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 28% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 29 positions, with the top ten at 67.1%. It sat 6.1% below its high of May 19, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FTXN or MLPX?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTXN returned +48.8% and MLPX +24.7%.
Which is cheaper, FTXN or MLPX?: MLPX is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FTXN and MLPX overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 78% of FTXN and 28% of MLPX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

FTXN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FTXN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for FTXN ↗MLPX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗MLPX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Global X page for MLPX ↗

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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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