Which returned more over the last year, MLPA or XLE?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MLPA returned +23.2% and XLE +52.5%.

Which is cheaper, MLPA or XLE?

XLE is cheaper, by 0.69 percentage points a year. That is about $69 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do MLPA and XLE overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of MLPA and 100% of XLE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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MLPA vs XLE: Differences, Returns & Fees

MLPA and XLE hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and XLE returned +52.5% over the year. Net assets: $2.3bn on Oct 9, 2026 for Global X MLP ETF, and $41.9bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF.

XLE costs 0.69 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 29.3 points.

	MLPA	XLE
Expense ratio	0.77%	0.08%
Net assets, MLPA as of Oct 9, 2026 and XLE as of Oct 8, 2026	$2.3bn	$41.9bn
Total return, 1 year	+23.2%	+52.5%
What it tracks	not read by ETFIQ	Energy Select Sector Index
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	98.6%	78.2%
Below its high	6.5%, high on Sep 9, 2026

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

+23.2%

MLPA total return, 1 year

+52.5%

XLE total return, 1 year

0.77%

MLPA expense ratio

0.08%

XLE expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MLPA and XLE hold 0% 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.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding MLPA XLE

FALCON TOPCO INC 0.00% 2.87%

Only in MLPA

ENERGY TRANSFER LP 15.50%

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS 13.25%

MPLX LP 12.42%

PLAINS ALL AMER PIPELINE LP 11.78%

WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L 10.39%

SUNOCO LP 9.66%

HESS MIDSTREAM LP - CLASS A 7.71%

CHENIERE ENERGY PARTNERS LP 7.38%

Only in XLE

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 23.49%

CHEVRON CORP 17.66%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 6.81%

MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 5.20%

VALERO ENERGY CORP 5.11%

PHILLIPS 66 4.84%

WILLIAMS COS INC 4.31%

EOG RESOURCES INC 3.92%

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On the same fields

MLPA

Global X MLP ETF

XLE

State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Global X State Street

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of Energy

Total return, 1 year +23.2% +52.5%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 +6.0 pts +35.3 pts

Expense ratio 0.77% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 99.8%

Holdings 20 22

Net assets, MLPA as of Oct 9, 2026 and XLE as of Oct 8, 2026 $2.3bn $41.9bn

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

MLPA in plain words

MLPA tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +23.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.77% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 20 positions, with the top ten at 98.6%. It sat 6.5% below its high of Sep 9, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

XLE in plain words

XLE tracks an index of Energy. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +52.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 22 positions, with the top ten at 78.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MLPA or XLE?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MLPA returned +23.2% and XLE +52.5%.
Which is cheaper, MLPA or XLE?: XLE is cheaper, by 0.69 percentage points a year. That is about $69 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MLPA and XLE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of MLPA and 100% of XLE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

MLPA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗MLPA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Global X page for MLPA ↗XLE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗XLE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗State Street website ↗

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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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