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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QUAL returned +16.0% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, QUAL or XOP?

QUAL charges 0.15% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so QUAL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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QUAL vs XOP: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QUAL and XOP 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 QUAL	Only in XOP
MICROSOFT 7.67%	PBF ENERGY INC CLASS A 3.89%
APPLE 7.10%	HF SINCLAIR CORP 3.27%
NVIDIA 6.44%	DELEK US HOLDINGS INC 3.27%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 4.32%	VALERO ENERGY CORP 3.21%
ELI LILLY 3.62%	MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 3.20%
LAM RESEARCH 3.59%	PAR PACIFIC HOLDINGS INC 3.12%
TJX 3.23%	PHILLIPS 66 3.06%
VISA CLASS A 3.21%	CALUMET INC 2.77%

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.

QUAL and XOP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF	XOP State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	MSCI USA Quality Factor	SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Total return, 1 year	+16.0%	+52.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−1.5 pts	+34.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.35%
Holdings	121	54

QUAL in plain words

QUAL is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Quality Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 121 positions, with the top ten at 44.4%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

XOP in plain words

XOP is a commodity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +52.4% 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. It sat 26.8% below its high of Jun 23, 2014 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, QUAL or XOP?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QUAL returned +16.0% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, QUAL or XOP?: QUAL charges 0.15% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so QUAL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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