Are REMX and XLE in the same category?

REMX is a thematic ETF and XLE is a stock ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.

Which returned more over the last year, REMX or XLE?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, REMX returned −19.2% and XLE +61.2%.

Which is cheaper, REMX or XLE?

XLE is cheaper, by 0.45 percentage points a year. That is about $45 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do REMX and XLE overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 9% of REMX and 100% of XLE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

REMX vs XLE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, REMX returned −19.2% to XLE's +61.2%, and XLE charges 0.08% to REMX's 0.53%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $1.5bn for VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF and $45.2bn for State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

−19.2%

REMX total return, 1 year

+61.2%

XLE total return, 1 year

0.53%

REMX expense ratio

0.08%

XLE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLE costs 0.45 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 80.4 points; XLE is far larger, $45.2bn against $1.5bn.

REMX vs XLE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	REMX	XLE
Return
Measure	REMX	XLE
Total return, 1 year	−19.2%	+61.2%
Drawdown
Measure	REMX	XLE
Below its all-time high	75.1%, high on Apr 11, 2011
Against its benchmark
Measure	REMX	XLE
What it tracks	Rare earth and critical materials	Energy Select Sector Index
Against its benchmark, 1 year	behind by 32.6 pts
Cost and size
Measure	REMX	XLE
Expense ratio	0.53%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$1.5bn	$45.2bn
Holdings
Measure	REMX	XLE
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	61%	78.1%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first REMX XLE

Only in one fund ↓

Only in REMX

Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile Sa 9.02%

Albemarle Corp 8.87%

China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Te 7.12%

Mp Materials Corp 6.90%

Lynas Rare Earths Ltd 6.35%

Pilbara Minerals Ltd 5.55%

Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co Ltd 5.04%

Xiamen Tungsten Co Ltd 4.46%

Only in XLE

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 23.98%

CHEVRON CORP 18.21%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 7.18%

MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 4.67%

PHILLIPS 66 4.41%

VALERO ENERGY CORP 4.26%

WILLIAMS COS INC 4.22%

EOG RESOURCES INC 4.07%

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Side by side

REMX VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF XLE State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF

Where it sits Thematic ETF Stock ETF

Issuer VanEck State Street

What it is Rare earth and critical materials Tracks an index of Energy

Total return, 1 year −19.2% +61.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.4% (ACWI) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −32.6 pts vs ACWI not measured

Expense ratio 0.53% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 8.6% 99.8%

Holdings 32 22

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $1.5bn $45.2bn

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

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About each fund

REMX

By weight, 9% of REMX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 32 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned −19.2% with distributions reinvested against +13.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was behind by 32.6 pts. It sits 75.1% below its all-time high of Apr 11, 2011.

XLE

XLE tracks an index of Energy. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +61.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 22 positions, with the top ten at 78.1%.

Questions people ask

Are REMX and XLE in the same category?: REMX is a thematic ETF and XLE is a stock ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which returned more over the last year, REMX or XLE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, REMX returned −19.2% and XLE +61.2%.
Which is cheaper, REMX or XLE?: XLE is cheaper, by 0.45 percentage points a year. That is about $45 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do REMX and XLE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 9% of REMX and 100% of XLE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

REMX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

REMX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

VanEck website ↗

XLE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLE 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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