IXC vs OIH: Differences, Returns & Fees
IXC and OIH hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and OIH returned +53.8% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $3.1bn for iShares Global Energy ETF and $1.9bn for VanEck Oil Services ETF.
OIH costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.8 points; IXC is 1.7 times larger.
| IXC | OIH | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.37% | 0.35% |
| Net assets | $3.1bn | $1.9bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +50.0% | +53.8% |
| What it tracks | S&P Global 1200 Energy 4 | MVIS US Listed Oil Services 25 Index |
| Holdings in common | 4% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 60.1% | 71.3% |
| Below its high | 58.3%, high on Jun 30, 2014 | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IXC and OIH hold 4% 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.
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4% in common
On the same fields
IXC and OIH 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%.
OIH in plain words
OIH tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +53.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 37% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 25 positions, with the top ten at 71.3%. It sat 58.3% below its high of Jun 30, 2014 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, IXC or OIH?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXC returned +50.0% and OIH +53.8%.
- Which is cheaper, IXC or OIH?
- OIH is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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