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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MLPA returned +23.2% and XOP +49.2%.

Which is cheaper, MLPA or XOP?

XOP is cheaper, by 0.42 percentage points a year. That is about $42 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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MLPA vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees

MLPA and XOP hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and XOP returned +49.2% over the year. Net assets: $2.3bn on Oct 9, 2026 for Global X MLP ETF, and $4.2bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF.

XOP costs 0.42 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 26.0 points.

	MLPA	XOP
Expense ratio	0.77%	0.35%
Net assets, MLPA as of Oct 9, 2026 and XOP as of Oct 8, 2026	$2.3bn	$4.2bn
Total return, 1 year	+23.2%	+49.2%
What it tracks	not read by ETFIQ	S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Select Industry Index ?
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	98.6%
Below its high	6.5%, high on Sep 9, 2026	28.1%, high on Jun 23, 2014

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

+23.2%

MLPA total return, 1 year

+49.2%

XOP total return, 1 year

0.77%

MLPA expense ratio

0.35%

XOP expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MLPA and XOP 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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0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding MLPA XOP

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 XOP

PBF ENERGY INC CLASS A 3.11%

MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 3.09%

VALERO ENERGY CORP 3.04%

HF SINCLAIR CORP 2.97%

PHILLIPS 66 2.88%

PAR PACIFIC HOLDINGS INC 2.81%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.73%

DELEK US HOLDINGS INC 2.71%

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On the same fields

MLPA

Global X MLP ETF

XOP

State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Global X State Street

What it is Tracks an index Tracks the S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

Total return, 1 year +23.2% +49.2%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 +6.0 pts +31.9 pts

Expense ratio 0.77% 0.35%

Holdings 20 52

Net assets, MLPA as of Oct 9, 2026 and XOP as of Oct 8, 2026 $2.3bn $4.2bn

MLPA and XOP 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.

XOP in plain words

XOP tracks the S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +49.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. It sat 28.1% below its high of Jun 23, 2014 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MLPA or XOP?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MLPA returned +23.2% and XOP +49.2%.
Which is cheaper, MLPA or XOP?: XOP is cheaper, by 0.42 percentage points a year. That is about $42 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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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 ↗XOP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗XOP 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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