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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, LQD or XOP?

LQD charges 0.14% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so LQD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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LQD vs XOP: how they differ

LQD and XOP hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and XOP returned more over the year.

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, LQD and XOP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in LQD	Only in XOP
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.88%	PBF ENERGY INC CLASS A 3.89%
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.12%	HF SINCLAIR CORP 3.27%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.11%	DELEK US HOLDINGS INC 3.27%
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING L 144A 0.10%	VALERO ENERGY CORP 3.21%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%	MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 3.20%
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC 0.08%	PAR PACIFIC HOLDINGS INC 3.12%
MORGAN STANLEY (FXD-FRN) MTN 0.08%	PHILLIPS 66 3.06%
CITIGROUP INC (FX-FRN) 0.07%	CALUMET INC 2.77%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 10, 2026.

LQD and XOP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	XOP State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	US investment grade bonds	SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Total return, 1 year	−2.7%	+52.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−20.2 pts	+34.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.14%	0.35%
Holdings	3149	54

LQD in plain words

LQD is a bond fund tracking the US investment grade bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year. It sat 6.4% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

XOP in plain words

XOP is a commodity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +52.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. It sat 26.8% below its high of Jun 23, 2014 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, LQD or XOP?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, LQD or XOP?: LQD charges 0.14% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so LQD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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