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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHY returned +1.6% and XOP +62.5%.

Which is cheaper, SHY or XOP?

SHY is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

SHY vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SHY returned +1.6% to XOP's +62.5%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $27.4bn for iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF and $4.6bn for State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF.

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At a glance

+1.6%

SHY total return, 1 year

+62.5%

XOP total return, 1 year

0.15%

SHY expense ratio

0.35%

XOP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SHY costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 60.9 points; SHY is 6.0 times larger.

SHY vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	SHY	XOP
Return
Measure	SHY	XOP
Total return, 1 year	+1.6%	+62.5%
Drawdown
Measure	SHY	XOP
Below its high		24.8%, high on Jun 23, 2014
Benchmark
Measure	SHY	XOP
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Bond Index	S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	SHY	XOP
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$27.4bn	$4.6bn
Holdings
Measure	SHY	XOP
Holdings in common	0%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, SHY and XOP 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 SHY XOP

Only in one fund ↓

Only in SHY

TREASURY NOTE 2.11%

TREASURY NOTE 1.99%

TREASURY NOTE 1.83%

TREASURY NOTE 1.73%

TREASURY NOTE 1.62%

TREASURY NOTE 1.54%

TREASURY NOTE 1.51%

TREASURY NOTE 1.49%

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

SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond 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 1-3 Year Treasury Bond Tracks the S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

Total return, 1 year +1.6% +62.5%

Its benchmark over the same days +1.7% (BBSB) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs BBSB not measured

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.35%

Holdings 90 52

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $27.4bn $4.6bn

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

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About each fund

SHY

SHY tracks an index of 1-3 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.6% with distributions reinvested, against +1.7% for its benchmark, the ICE U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

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, SHY or XOP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SHY returned +1.6% and XOP +62.5%.
Which is cheaper, SHY or XOP?: SHY is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

SHY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SHY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for SHY ↗

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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