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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.2% and XOP +62.5%.

Which is cheaper, SPSB or XOP?

SPSB is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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SPSB vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SPSB returned +2.2% to XOP's +62.5%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $11.3bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF and $4.6bn for State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF.

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At a glance

+2.2%

SPSB total return, 1 year

+62.5%

XOP total return, 1 year

0.04%

SPSB expense ratio

0.35%

XOP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPSB costs 0.31 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 60.3 points; SPSB is 2.5 times larger.

SPSB vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	SPSB	XOP
Return
Measure	SPSB	XOP
Total return, 1 year	+2.2%	+62.5%
Drawdown
Measure	SPSB	XOP
Below its high		24.8%, high on Jun 23, 2014
Benchmark
Measure	SPSB	XOP
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond Index	S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	SPSB	XOP
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$11.3bn	$4.6bn
Holdings
Measure	SPSB	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, SPSB 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 SPSB XOP

Only in one fund ↓

Only in SPSB

SALESFORCE INC SR UNSECURED 03/29 4.65 0.66%

AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA COMPANY GUAR 10/28 3 0.47%

PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER COMPANY GUAR 05/28 4.45 0.45%

AMAZON.COM INC SR UNSECURED 03/29 4 0.45%

BANK OF AMERICA CORP SR UNSECURED 12/28 VAR 0.45%

NVIDIA CORP SR UNSECURED 06/29 4.35 0.43%

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC SR UNSECURED 05/29 VAR 0.38%

ORACLE CORP SR UNSECURED 02/29 4.55 0.37%

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

SPSB State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF XOP State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street State Street

What it is Tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond Tracks the S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

Total return, 1 year +2.2% +62.5%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +3.6 pts vs AGG not measured

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.35%

Holdings 1684 52

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $11.3bn $4.6bn

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

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About each fund

SPSB

SPSB tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.2% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% 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, SPSB or XOP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.2% and XOP +62.5%.
Which is cheaper, SPSB or XOP?: SPSB is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

SPSB and XOP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPSB 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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