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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TLT returned −6.4% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, TLT or XOP?

TLT charges 0.15% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so TLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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TLT vs XOP: how they differ

TLT and XOP hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and XOP returned more over the year.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond 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, TLT and XOP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in TLT	Only in XOP
TREASURY BOND (2OLD) 4.16%	PBF ENERGY INC CLASS A 3.89%
TREASURY BOND (OLD) 4.05%	HF SINCLAIR CORP 3.27%
TREASURY BOND (OTR) 1.03%	DELEK US HOLDINGS INC 3.27%
TREASURY BOND 0.02%	VALERO ENERGY CORP 3.21%
	MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 3.20%
	PAR PACIFIC HOLDINGS INC 3.12%
	PHILLIPS 66 3.06%
	CALUMET INC 2.77%

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.

TLT and XOP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF	XOP State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	20+ year Treasuries	SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Total return, 1 year	−6.4%	+52.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−23.9 pts	+34.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.35%
Holdings	41	54

TLT in plain words

TLT is a bond fund tracking the 20+ year Treasuries. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −6.4% 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. It sat 42.9% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 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, TLT or XOP?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TLT returned −6.4% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, TLT or XOP?: TLT charges 0.15% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so TLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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