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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VDE returned +50.6% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VDE or XOP?

VDE charges 0.09% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so VDE 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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VDE vs XOP: how they differ

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

Vanguard Energy Index Fund 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, VDE 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 VDE	Only in XOP
Exxon Mobil Corp 21.37%	PBF ENERGY INC CLASS A 3.89%
Chevron Corp 14.53%	HF SINCLAIR CORP 3.27%
ConocoPhillips 5.79%	DELEK US HOLDINGS INC 3.27%
Williams Cos Inc/The 3.65%	VALERO ENERGY CORP 3.21%
SLB Ltd 3.49%	MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 3.20%
Marathon Petroleum Corp 3.29%	PAR PACIFIC HOLDINGS INC 3.12%
Valero Energy Corp 3.19%	PHILLIPS 66 3.06%
EOG Resources Inc 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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

VDE and XOP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VDE Vanguard Energy Index Fund	XOP State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	State Street
What it is	Energy	SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Total return, 1 year	+50.6%	+52.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+33.1 pts	+34.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.35%
Holdings	105	54

VDE in plain words

VDE is an index equity fund tracking the Energy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +50.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 82% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 105 positions, with the top ten at 64.0%.

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, VDE or XOP?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VDE returned +50.6% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VDE or XOP?: VDE charges 0.09% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so VDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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