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MDY vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MDY returned +12.8% to XOP's +62.5%; 4% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $25.9bn for SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust and $4.6bn for State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF.

MDY on its own →XOP on its own →
At a glance
+12.8%
MDY total return, 1 year
+62.5%
XOP total return, 1 year
0.23%
MDY expense ratio
0.35%
XOP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MDY costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 49.7 points; MDY is 5.6 times larger.

MDY vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureMDYXOP
Return
Total return, 1 year+12.8%+62.5%
Drawdown
Below its high6.5%, high on Aug 14, 202624.8%, high on Jun 23, 2014
Benchmark
What it tracksS&P MidCap 400 IndexS&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.23%0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$25.9bn$4.6bn
Holdings
Holdings in common4%
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund7.5%

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

What they share

4%

By the books each fund has filed, MDY and XOP hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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4% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first MDY XOP
Permian Resources Corporation Class A 0.62% 2.78%
Ovintiv Inc 0.57% 2.85%
HF Sinclair Corporation 0.51% 2.72%
Range Resources Corporation 0.38% 3.48%
Antero Resources Corporation 0.38% 2.77%
Viper Energy Inc. 0.26% 2.64%
Chord Energy Corporation 0.24% 2.64%
PBF Energy Inc. Class A 0.21% 2.48%
Matador Resources Company 0.20% 2.52%
Murphy Oil Corporation 0.17% 2.89%
CNX Resources Corporation 0.17% 2.64%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in MDY
Okta Inc. Class A 1.09%
U.S. Dollar 0.96%
TechnipFMC plc 0.81%
United Therapeutics Corporation 0.73%
Entegris Inc. 0.66%
ATI Inc 0.66%
US Foods Holding Corp. 0.64%
Reliance Inc. 0.64%
Only in XOP
APA CORP 2.92%
EOG RESOURCES INC 2.82%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.82%
MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 2.81%
CONOCOPHILLIPS 2.79%
CHEVRON CORP 2.75%
DEVON ENERGY CORP 2.69%
EQT CORP 2.65%
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Side by side

MDY SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust XOP State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer State Street State Street
What it is Tracks the S&P MidCap 400 Tracks the S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Total return, 1 year +12.8% +62.5%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.2% (IJH) not measured
Gap to its benchmark −0.4 pts vs IJH not measured
Expense ratio 0.23% 0.35%
Holdings 401 52
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $25.9bn $4.6bn

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

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About each fund
MDY

MDY tracks the S&P MidCap 400. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.8% with distributions reinvested, against +13.2% for its benchmark, the S&P MidCap 400 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.23% 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 401 positions, with the top ten at 7.5%. It sat 6.5% 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, MDY or XOP?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MDY returned +12.8% and XOP +62.5%.
Which is cheaper, MDY or XOP?
MDY is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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MDY on its own →XOP on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →MDY dividend history →MDY holdings →XOP dividend history →XOP holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
MDY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
State Street website ↗
XOP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
XOP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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