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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +19.3% and XOP +62.5%.

Which is cheaper, IJS or XOP?

IJS is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IJS vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IJS returned +19.3% to XOP's +62.5%; 4% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $7.7bn for iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF and $4.6bn for State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF.

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At a glance

+19.3%

IJS total return, 1 year

+62.5%

XOP total return, 1 year

0.18%

IJS expense ratio

0.35%

XOP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJS costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 43.2 points; IJS is 1.7 times larger.

IJS vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IJS	XOP
Return
Measure	IJS	XOP
Total return, 1 year	+19.3%	+62.5%
Drawdown
Measure	IJS	XOP
Below its high	5.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026	24.8%, high on Jun 23, 2014
Benchmark
Measure	IJS	XOP
What it tracks	S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index	S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	IJS	XOP
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$7.7bn	$4.6bn
Holdings
Measure	IJS	XOP
Holdings in common	4%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	8.8%

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

Risk and return

Jun 30, 2006 to Oct 23, 2026 · 1,060 weekly returns

IJS XOP

Return

Total return edge IJS +418.1% +71.5%

Annualized edge IJS +8.4% +2.7%

Price return edge IJS +278.5% +29.3%

Risk

Volatility edge IJS 23.7% 37.0%

Max drawdown edge IJS −59.4% −89.6%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge IJS 0.39 0.21

Sortino edge IJS 0.56 0.30

Calmar edge IJS 0.14 0.03

Reading

IJS returned more: +418.1% to +71.5%. IJS swung less: 23.7% to 37.0%. IJS fell less at its worst: −59.4% to −89.6%.

Full scorecard

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Risk and return: IJS vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IJS	XOP	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+418.1%	+71.5%	IJS	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+8.4%	+2.7%	IJS	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+278.5%	+29.3%	IJS	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	23.7%	37.0%	IJS	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	16.3%	26.4%	IJS	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−59.4%	−89.6%	IJS	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.39	0.21	IJS	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.56	0.30	IJS	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.14	0.03	IJS	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 1,060 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IJS and XOP hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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4% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IJS XOP

SM ENERGY 1.00% 2.65%

MAGNOLIA OIL GAS CORP CLASS A 0.67% 2.44%

CRESCENT ENERGY CLASS A 0.48% 2.49%

CALIFORNIA RESOURCES 0.48% 1.85%

DELEK US HOLDINGS INC 0.46% 2.40%

NORTHERN OIL AND GAS 0.32% 2.21%

TALOS ENERGY 0.24% 1.30%

PAR PACIFIC HOLDINGS 0.21% 2.31%

WORLD KINECT 0.20% 1.37%

GULFPORT ENERGY 0.17% 1.88%

CVR ENERGY INC 0.09% 1.08%

COMSTOCK RESOURCES 0.05% 0.84%

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Only in IJS

PAYCOM SOFTWARE 1.09%

MATCH GROUP INC 1.08%

JACKSON FINANCIAL CLASS A 0.91%

CARMAX INC 0.82%

EASTMAN CHEMICAL 0.81%

LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS 0.80%

VICTORIA S SECRET 0.79%

POOL 0.76%

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%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 2.79%

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Side by side

IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value 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 S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Tracks the S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

Total return, 1 year +19.3% +62.5%

Its benchmark over the same days +19.2% (SLYV) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs SLYV not measured

Expense ratio 0.18% 0.35%

Holdings 477 52

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $7.7bn $4.6bn

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

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-3333744725

IJS and XOP do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

What each follows. IJS follows S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index and XOP follows S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Select Industry Index.
Holdings in common. 4% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 IJS returned +19.3% and XOP +62.5% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 43.2 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

IJS

IJS tracks the S&P Small-Cap 600 Value. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +19.3% with distributions reinvested, against +19.2% for its benchmark, the S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% 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 477 positions, with the top ten at 8.8%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 14, 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, IJS or XOP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +19.3% and XOP +62.5%.
Which is cheaper, IJS or XOP?: IJS is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IJS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IJS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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XOP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XOP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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