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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXC returned +50.0% and MLPX +24.7%.

Which is cheaper, IXC or MLPX?

IXC is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 60% of IXC and 28% of MLPX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Share on X Download as PDF

Ask IQ about these two funds

IXC vs MLPX: Differences, Returns & Fees

IXC and MLPX hold 12% of their weight in the same names, and IXC returned +50.0% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $3.1bn for iShares Global Energy ETF and $3.5bn for Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF.

IXC costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 25.3 points; MLPX is 1.1 times larger.

	IXC	MLPX
Expense ratio	0.37%	0.45%
Net assets	$3.1bn	$3.5bn
Total return, 1 year	+50.0%	+24.7%
What it tracks	S&P Global 1200 Energy 4	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common	12%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	60.1%	67.1%
Below its high		6.1%, high on May 19, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+50.0%

IXC total return, 1 year

+24.7%

MLPX total return, 1 year

0.37%

IXC expense ratio

0.45%

MLPX expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IXC and MLPX hold 12% 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 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

50%

half

12% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IXC MLPX

ENBRIDGE 2.66% 8.70%

WILLIAMS 2.28% 9.31%

KINDER MORGAN 1.63% 7.39%

TC ENERGY 1.61% 9.03%

TARGA RESOURCES 1.59% 8.05%

ONEOK 1.47% 6.33%

PEMBINA PIPELINE 0.71% 4.56%

Only in IXC

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 17.84%

CHEVRON 10.76%

SHELL 7.44%

TOTALENERGIES 4.55%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 4.15%

MARATHON PETROLEUM 3.35%

VALERO ENERGY CORP 3.29%

BP PLC 3.13%

Only in MLPX

CHENIERE ENERGY INC 4.75%

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%

WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L 3.55%

ANTERO MIDSTREAM CORP 2.12%

Check overlap with more funds →

On the same fields

IXC

iShares Global Energy ETF

MLPX

Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Global X

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +50.0% +24.7%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 +32.7 pts +7.4 pts

Expense ratio 0.37% 0.45%

Already in the S&P 500 59.6% 27.5%

Holdings 52 29

Net assets $3.1bn $3.5bn

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

IXC in plain words

IXC tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +50.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 60% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 52 positions, with the top ten at 60.1%.

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, IXC or MLPX?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXC returned +50.0% and MLPX +24.7%.
Which is cheaper, IXC or MLPX?: IXC is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IXC and MLPX overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 60% of IXC and 28% of MLPX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Other comparisons

IXC vs XOP IXC vs MLPA IXC vs IYE IXC vs VDE MLPX vs XOP MLPX vs OIH MLPX vs VDE MLPX vs XLE

IXC on its own →MLPX on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →Standards and sources →

Where these figures came from

IXC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IXC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IXC ↗MLPX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗MLPX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Global X page for MLPX ↗

ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure; a link is not an endorsement. A comparison is not a recommendation.

How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Cite this pageCitation, APA and Markdown

ETFIQ, IXC against MLPX, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/ixc-vs-mlpx

Open data

Free to use with attribution for figures ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms.