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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWO returned +7.9% and XOP +62.5%.

Which is cheaper, IWO or XOP?

IWO is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IWO vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWO returned +7.9% to XOP's +62.5%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $14.0bn for iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF and $4.6bn for State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF.

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At a glance

+7.9%

IWO total return, 1 year

+62.5%

XOP total return, 1 year

0.24%

IWO expense ratio

0.35%

XOP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWO costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 54.6 points; IWO is 3.0 times larger.

IWO vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IWO	XOP
Return
Measure	IWO	XOP
Total return, 1 year	+7.9%	+62.5%
Drawdown
Measure	IWO	XOP
Below its high	9.9%, high on Aug 14, 2026	24.8%, high on Jun 23, 2014
Benchmark
Measure	IWO	XOP
What it tracks	Russell 2000 Growth Index	S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	IWO	XOP
Expense ratio	0.24%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$14.0bn	$4.6bn
Holdings
Measure	IWO	XOP
Holdings in common	1%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	6.4%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IWO and XOP hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IWO XOP

MAGNOLIA OIL GAS CORP CLASS A 0.42% 2.44%

DELEK US HOLDINGS INC 0.29% 2.40%

CALUMET 0.17% 1.65%

GULFPORT ENERGY 0.14% 1.88%

CVR ENERGY INC 0.12% 1.08%

PAR PACIFIC HOLDINGS 0.08% 2.31%

REX AMERICAN RESOURCES 0.07% 0.31%

BKV 0.04% 0.58%

SABLE OFFSHORE CLASS A 0.03% 0.37%

SM ENERGY 0.03% 2.65%

WORLD KINECT 0.02% 1.37%

COMSTOCK RESOURCES 0.01% 0.84%

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Only in IWO

JFROG 0.74%

TWIST BIOSCIENCE 0.71%

GLAUKOS 0.70%

MOOG INC CLASS A 0.68%

BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC 0.66%

10X GENOMICS CLASS A 0.61%

RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 0.60%

INTERDIGITAL INC 0.58%

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

IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth 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 Russell 2000 Growth Tracks the S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

Total return, 1 year +7.9% +62.5%

Its benchmark over the same days +8.0% (VTWG) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs VTWG not measured

Expense ratio 0.24% 0.35%

Holdings 1122 52

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $14.0bn $4.6bn

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

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About each fund

IWO

IWO tracks the Russell 2000 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +7.9% with distributions reinvested, against +8.0% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% 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 1,122 positions, with the top ten at 6.4%. It sat 9.9% 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, IWO or XOP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWO returned +7.9% and XOP +62.5%.
Which is cheaper, IWO or XOP?: IWO is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IWO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWO ↗

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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