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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, NOBL returned +15.5% and XOP +62.5%.

Which is cheaper, NOBL or XOP?

Neither: NOBL and XOP both charge 0.35% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

NOBL vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, NOBL returned +15.5% to XOP's +62.5%; 3% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $11.6bn on Oct 28, 2026 for ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF, and $4.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF.

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At a glance

+15.5%

NOBL total return, 1 year

+62.5%

XOP total return, 1 year

0.35%

NOBL expense ratio

0.35%

XOP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.35% a year; their one-year returns differ by 47.0 points; NOBL is 2.5 times larger.

NOBL vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	NOBL	XOP
Return
Measure	NOBL	XOP
Total return, 1 year	+15.5%	+62.5%
Drawdown
Measure	NOBL	XOP
Below its high		24.8%, high on Jun 23, 2014
Benchmark
Measure	NOBL	XOP
What it tracks	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index	S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	NOBL	XOP
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$11.7bn	$4.6bn
Holdings
Measure	NOBL	XOP
Holdings in common	3%
In the S&P 500, by weight	98%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	17.0%

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

Risk and return

Oct 18, 2013 to Oct 23, 2026 · 679 weekly returns

NOBL XOP

Return

Total return edge NOBL +264.8% −12.7%

Annualized edge NOBL +10.4% −1.0%

Price return edge NOBL +179.1% −30.7%

Risk

Volatility edge NOBL 15.4% 37.1%

Max drawdown edge NOBL −31.7% −89.6%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge NOBL 0.59 0.11

Sortino edge NOBL 0.84 0.15

Calmar edge NOBL 0.33 −0.01

Reading

NOBL returned more: +264.8% to −12.7%. NOBL swung less: 15.4% to 37.1%. NOBL fell less at its worst: −31.7% to −89.6%.

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Risk and return: NOBL vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	NOBL	XOP	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+264.8%	−12.7%	NOBL	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+10.4%	−1.0%	NOBL	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+179.1%	−30.7%	NOBL	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	15.4%	37.1%	NOBL	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	10.8%	26.4%	NOBL	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−31.7%	−89.6%	NOBL	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.59	0.11	NOBL	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.84	0.15	NOBL	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.33	−0.01	NOBL	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 679 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, NOBL and XOP hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first NOBL XOP

CHEVRON CORP 1.66% 2.75%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.63% 2.82%

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Only in NOBL

ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC 1.81%

BECTON DICKINSON AND CO 1.78%

FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC 1.77%

INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 1.70%

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING 1.69%

EMERSON ELECTRIC CO 1.67%

ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY-CL A 1.64%

MEDTRONIC PLC 1.61%

Only in XOP

RANGE RESOURCES CORP 3.48%

APA CORP 2.92%

MURPHY OIL CORP 2.89%

OVINTIV INC 2.85%

EOG RESOURCES INC 2.82%

MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 2.81%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 2.79%

PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP CL A 2.78%

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Side by side

NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF XOP State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer ProShares State Street

What it is Tracks the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Tracks the S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

Total return, 1 year +15.5% +62.5%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.35%

Holdings 69 52

Net assets, NOBL as of Oct 28, 2026 and XOP as of Oct 27, 2026 $11.6bn $4.6bn

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

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NOBL and XOP do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

What each follows. NOBL follows S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index and XOP follows S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Select Industry Index.
Holdings in common. 3% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 NOBL returned +15.5% and XOP +62.5% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 47.0 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

NOBL

NOBL tracks the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 69 positions, with the top ten at 17.0%.

XOP

XOP tracks the S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +62.5% with distributions reinvested. 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, NOBL or XOP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, NOBL returned +15.5% and XOP +62.5%.
Which is cheaper, NOBL or XOP?: Neither: NOBL and XOP both charge 0.35% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

NOBL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

NOBL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ProShares page for NOBL ↗

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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