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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SDY returned +16.5% and XOP +62.5%.

Which is cheaper, SDY or XOP?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

SDY vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SDY returned +16.5% to XOP's +62.5%; 4% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $21.9bn for State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF and $4.6bn for State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF.

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At a glance

+16.5%

SDY total return, 1 year

+62.5%

XOP total return, 1 year

0.35%

SDY expense ratio

0.35%

XOP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.35% a year; their one-year returns differ by 46.0 points; SDY is 4.8 times larger.

SDY vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	SDY	XOP
Return
Measure	SDY	XOP
Total return, 1 year	+16.5%	+62.5%
Drawdown
Measure	SDY	XOP
Below its high		24.8%, high on Jun 23, 2014
Benchmark
Measure	SDY	XOP
What it tracks	S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index	S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	SDY	XOP
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$21.9bn	$4.6bn
Holdings
Measure	SDY	XOP
Holdings in common	4%
In the S&P 500, by weight	84%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	20.4%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, SDY and XOP hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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4% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SDY XOP

CHEVRON CORP 2.15% 2.75%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.49% 2.82%

TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP 0.18% 2.27%

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Only in SDY

ACCENTURE PLC CL A 3.73%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.81%

REALTY INCOME CORP 1.94%

PEPSICO INC 1.82%

MEDTRONIC PLC 1.79%

TARGET CORP 1.59%

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING 1.55%

KENVUE INC 1.55%

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

SDY State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF XOP State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street State Street

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

Total return, 1 year +16.5% +62.5%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.35%

Holdings 156 52

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $21.9bn $4.6bn

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

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About each fund

SDY

SDY tracks the S&P Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +16.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 156 positions, with the top ten at 20.4%.

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, SDY or XOP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SDY returned +16.5% and XOP +62.5%.
Which is cheaper, SDY or XOP?: Neither: SDY and XOP both charge 0.35% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

SDY and XOP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SDY and XOP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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