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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PFF returned −4.2% and XOP +62.5%.

Which is cheaper, PFF or XOP?

XOP is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

PFF vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, PFF returned −4.2% to XOP's +62.5%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $11.8bn for iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF and $4.6bn for State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF.

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At a glance

−4.2%

PFF total return, 1 year

+62.5%

XOP total return, 1 year

0.45%

PFF expense ratio

0.35%

XOP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XOP costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 66.7 points; PFF is 2.6 times larger.

PFF vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	PFF	XOP
Return
Measure	PFF	XOP
Total return, 1 year	−4.2%	+62.5%
Drawdown
Measure	PFF	XOP
Below its high	7.1%, high on May 8, 2026	24.8%, high on Jun 23, 2014
Benchmark
Measure	PFF	XOP
What it tracks	ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index	S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	PFF	XOP
Expense ratio	0.45%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$11.8bn	$4.6bn
Holdings
Measure	PFF	XOP
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	22.7%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, PFF and XOP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first PFF XOP

Only in one fund ↓

Only in PFF

STRATEGY INC 3.53%

BOEING CO 3.11%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CONV PR 2.36%

ALPHABET INC 2.31%

SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC 2.27%

ALPHABET INC 2.26%

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY SERIES L 2.14%

ORACLE CORPORATION 2.06%

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%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.82%

MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 2.81%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 2.79%

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Side by side

PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF XOP State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks an index of Preferred and Income Securities Tracks the S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

Total return, 1 year −4.2% +62.5%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.6% (MLRG) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −17.8 pts vs MLRG not measured

Expense ratio 0.45% 0.35%

Holdings 453 52

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $11.8bn $4.6bn

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

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About each fund

PFF

PFF tracks an index of Preferred and Income Securities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −4.2% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 453 positions, with the top ten at 22.7%. It sat 7.1% below its high of May 8, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

XOP

XOP tracks the S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +62.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. 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, PFF or XOP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PFF returned −4.2% and XOP +62.5%.
Which is cheaper, PFF or XOP?: XOP is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

PFF on its own →XOP on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →PFF dividend history →PFF holdings →XOP dividend history →XOP holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

PFF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PFF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for PFF ↗

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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