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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MLPX returned +24.7% and XLE +52.5%.

Which is cheaper, MLPX or XLE?

XLE is cheaper, by 0.37 percentage points a year. That is about $37 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 28% of MLPX and 100% of XLE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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MLPX vs XLE: Differences, Returns & Fees

MLPX and XLE hold 13% of their weight in the same names, and XLE returned +52.5% over the year. Net assets: $3.5bn on Oct 9, 2026 for Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF, and $41.9bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF.

XLE costs 0.37 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 27.8 points.

	MLPX	XLE
Expense ratio	0.45%	0.08%
Net assets, MLPX as of Oct 9, 2026 and XLE as of Oct 8, 2026	$3.5bn	$41.9bn
Total return, 1 year	+24.7%	+52.5%
What it tracks	not read by ETFIQ	Energy Select Sector Index
Holdings in common	13%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	67.1%	78.2%
Below its high	6.1%, high on May 19, 2026

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

+24.7%

MLPX total return, 1 year

+52.5%

XLE total return, 1 year

0.45%

MLPX expense ratio

0.08%

XLE expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MLPX and XLE hold 13% 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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13% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding MLPX XLE

WILLIAMS COS INC 9.31% 4.31%

KINDER MORGAN INC 7.39% 3.18%

TARGA RESOURCES CORP 8.05% 3.12%

FALCON TOPCO INC 6.33% 2.87%

Only in MLPX

TC ENERGY CORP 9.03%

ENBRIDGE INC 8.70%

CHENIERE ENERGY INC 4.75%

PEMBINA PIPELINE CORP 4.56%

ENERGY TRANSFER LP 4.50%

MPLX LP 4.48%

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS 4.43%

DT MIDSTREAM INC 3.84%

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%

EOG RESOURCES INC 3.92%

SLB LTD 3.66%

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On the same fields

MLPX

Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure 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 +24.7% +52.5%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 +7.4 pts +35.3 pts

Expense ratio 0.45% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 27.5% 99.8%

Holdings 29 22

Net assets, MLPX as of Oct 9, 2026 and XLE as of Oct 8, 2026 $3.5bn $41.9bn

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

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.

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, MLPX or XLE?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MLPX returned +24.7% and XLE +52.5%.
Which is cheaper, MLPX or XLE?: XLE is cheaper, by 0.37 percentage points a year. That is about $37 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MLPX and XLE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 28% of MLPX and 100% of XLE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

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