Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
QQQ vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, QQQ returned +15.2% to XOP's +62.5%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.
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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $483.0bn for Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 and $4.6bn for State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF.
Pair scorecard
QQQ costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 47.3 points; QQQ is far larger, $483.0bn against $4.6bn.
| Measure | QQQ | XOP |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +15.2% | +62.5% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 4.5%, high on Oct 6, 2026 | 24.8%, high on Jun 23, 2014 |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Nasdaq-100 Index | S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Select Industry Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.18% | 0.35% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 | $483.0bn | $4.6bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 96% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 46.7% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, QQQ 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
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Side by side
QQQ and XOP on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
QQQ
QQQ tracks the Nasdaq-100. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.2% with distributions reinvested, against +15.2% for its benchmark, the Nasdaq-100 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 103 positions, with the top ten at 46.7%. It sat 4.5% below its high of Oct 6, 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, QQQ or XOP?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQ returned +15.2% and XOP +62.5%.
- Which is cheaper, QQQ or XOP?
- QQQ is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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