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

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SPHQ vs XOP: how they differ

SPHQ and XOP hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and XOP returned more over the year.

Invesco S&P 500 Quality 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, SPHQ and XOP hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SPHQ and XOP both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingSPHQXOP
Valero Energy Corp1.05%3.21%
Expand Energy Corp0.23%2.35%
APA Corp0.16%2.52%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SPHQOnly in XOP
Mastercard Inc 5.78%PBF ENERGY INC CLASS A 3.89%
Visa Inc 5.68%HF SINCLAIR CORP 3.27%
Apple Inc 5.60%DELEK US HOLDINGS INC 3.27%
Lam Research Corp 4.10%MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 3.20%
Netflix Inc 4.00%PAR PACIFIC HOLDINGS INC 3.12%
GE Vernova Inc 3.92%PHILLIPS 66 3.06%
Costco Wholesale Corp 3.85%CALUMET INC 2.77%
General Electric Co 3.62%CRESCENT ENERGY INC A 2.64%

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.

SPHQ and XOP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SPHQ
Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF
XOP
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerInvescoState Street
What it isS&P 500 QualitySPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Total return, 1 year+17.4%+52.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.1 pts+34.9 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.35%
Holdings10054

SPHQ in plain words

SPHQ is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Quality. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 100 positions, with the top ten at 43.4%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jun 30, 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, SPHQ or XOP?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPHQ returned +17.4% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPHQ or XOP?
SPHQ charges 0.15% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so SPHQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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SPHQ against XOP, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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