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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYG or XOP?

HYG charges 0.49% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so XOP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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HYG vs XOP: how they differ

HYG and XOP hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and XOP returned more over the year.

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYG and XOP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in HYG	Only in XOP
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.68%	PBF ENERGY INC CLASS A 3.89%
1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.56%	HF SINCLAIR CORP 3.27%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.47%	DELEK US HOLDINGS INC 3.27%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.35%	VALERO ENERGY CORP 3.21%
WULF COMPUTE LLC 144A 0.29%	MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 3.20%
GALAXY HELIOS DATA CENTERS II LLC 144A 0.28%	PAR PACIFIC HOLDINGS INC 3.12%
PANTHER ESCROW ISSUER LLC 144A 0.28%	PHILLIPS 66 3.06%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.28%	CALUMET INC 2.77%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 10, 2026.

HYG and XOP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	XOP State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	US high yield bonds	SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Total return, 1 year	+2.9%	+52.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.6 pts	+34.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.35%
Holdings	1326	54

HYG in plain words

HYG is a bond fund tracking the US high yield bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.

XOP in plain words

XOP is a commodity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +52.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. It sat 26.8% below its high of Jun 23, 2014 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYG or XOP?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYG or XOP?: HYG charges 0.49% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so XOP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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