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

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

Which is cheaper, IYE or MLPX?

IYE 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 IYE and MLPX overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 67% of IYE and 28% of MLPX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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IYE vs MLPX: Differences, Returns & Fees

IYE and MLPX hold 14% of their weight in the same names, and IYE returned +50.0% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $1.7bn for iShares U.S. Energy ETF and $3.5bn for Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF.

IYE costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 25.3 points; MLPX is 2.0 times larger.

	IYE	MLPX
Expense ratio	0.37%	0.45%
Net assets	$1.7bn	$3.5bn
Total return, 1 year	+50.0%	+24.7%
What it tracks	Russell 1000 Energy RIC 22	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common	14%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	71.7%	67.1%
Below its high		6.1%, high on May 19, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+50.0%

IYE total return, 1 year

+24.7%

MLPX total return, 1 year

0.37%

IYE expense ratio

0.45%

MLPX expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IYE and MLPX hold 14% 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 9, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IYE MLPX

WILLIAMS 3.47% 9.31%

KINDER MORGAN 2.61% 7.39%

TARGA RESOURCES 2.50% 8.05%

CHENIERE ENERGY 2.42% 4.75%

ONEOK 2.34% 6.33%

DT MIDSTREAM 0.53% 3.84%

ANTERO MIDSTREAM 0.29% 2.12%

Only in IYE

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 23.13%

CHEVRON 15.82%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 6.41%

MARATHON PETROLEUM 5.12%

VALERO ENERGY CORP 4.78%

PHILLIPS 66 4.31%

EOG RESOURCES 3.16%

SLB 2.89%

Only in MLPX

TC ENERGY CORP 9.03%

ENBRIDGE INC 8.70%

PEMBINA PIPELINE CORP 4.56%

ENERGY TRANSFER LP 4.50%

MPLX LP 4.48%

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS 4.43%

PLAINS ALL AMER PIPELINE LP 3.81%

WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L 3.55%

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On the same fields

IYE

iShares U.S. 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 of U.S. Energy 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 +32.8 pts +7.4 pts

Expense ratio 0.37% 0.45%

Already in the S&P 500 67.1% 27.5%

Holdings 41 29

Net assets $1.7bn $3.5bn

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

IYE in plain words

IYE tracks an index of U.S. Energy. 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 9, 2026, 67% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 41 positions, with the top ten at 71.7%.

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, IYE or MLPX?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYE returned +50.0% and MLPX +24.7%.
Which is cheaper, IYE or MLPX?: IYE 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 IYE and MLPX overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 67% of IYE and 28% of MLPX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

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

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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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