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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and XOP +62.5%.

Which is cheaper, GLD or XOP?

XOP is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

GLD vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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GLD and XOP are both commodity funds, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, XOP returned +62.5% against +2.5%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $135.8bn for SPDR Gold Shares and $4.6bn for State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF.

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At a glance

+2.5%

GLD total return, 1 year

+62.5%

XOP total return, 1 year

0.40%

GLD expense ratio

0.35%

XOP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XOP costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 60.0 points; GLD is far larger, $135.8bn against $4.6bn.

GLD vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GLD	XOP
Return
Measure	GLD	XOP
Total return, 1 year	+2.5%	+62.5%
Drawdown
Measure	GLD	XOP
Below its high	24.7%, high on Jan 29, 2026	24.8%, high on Jun 23, 2014
Benchmark
Measure	GLD	XOP
What it tracks	Gold	S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	GLD	XOP
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$135.8bn	$4.6bn
Holdings
Measure	GLD	XOP
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

GLD SPDR Gold Shares XOP State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street State Street

What it is Holds gold Tracks the S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

Total return, 1 year +2.5% +62.5%

Its benchmark over the same days +2.7% (IAU) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs IAU not measured

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.35%

Holdings not counted 52

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $135.8bn $4.6bn

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

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About each fund

GLD

Its expense ratio is 0.40% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

GLD holds gold. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.5% with distributions reinvested, against +2.7% for its benchmark, the price of gold. It sat 24.7% below its high of Jan 29, 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, GLD or XOP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and XOP +62.5%.
Which is cheaper, GLD or XOP?: XOP is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

State Street website ↗

XOP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XOP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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