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

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NOBL vs XLE: how they differ

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

ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF and State Street(R) Energy Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, NOBL and XLE 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 NOBLOnly in XLE
INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 1.72%EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 20.13%
BECTON DICKINSON AND CO 1.69%CHEVRON CORP 15.18%
ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY-CL A 1.69%CONOCOPHILLIPS 6.36%
ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC 1.68%MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 5.63%
TARGET CORP 1.64%PHILLIPS 66 5.52%
CHEVRON CORP 1.61%VALERO ENERGY CORP 5.38%
GENUINE PARTS CO 1.61%SLB LTD 4.49%
MEDTRONIC PLC 1.61%EOG RESOURCES INC 4.15%

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 and Sep 11, 2026.

NOBL and XLE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
NOBL
ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
XLE
State Street(R) Energy Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerProSharesState Street
What it isS&P 500 Dividend AristocratsEnergy
Total return, 1 year+9.4%+50.7%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−8.1 pts+33.2 pts
Expense ratio0.35%0.08%
Already in the S&P 500100.0%100.0%
Holdings6924

NOBL in plain words

NOBL is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +9.4% 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. By its holdings filed for Sep 11, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 69 positions, with the top ten at 16.5%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

XLE in plain words

XLE is an index equity fund tracking the Energy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +50.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 24 positions, with the top ten at 74.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, NOBL or XLE?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, NOBL returned +9.4% and XLE returned +50.7%, so XLE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, NOBL or XLE?
NOBL charges 0.35% a year and XLE charges 0.08%, so XLE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do NOBL and XLE overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of NOBL and 100% of XLE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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NOBL against XLE, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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