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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VIG returned +12.4% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VIG or XOP?

VIG charges 0.04% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so VIG 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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VIG vs XOP: how they differ

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

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation 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, VIG 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 VIG	Only in XOP
Broadcom Inc 5.21%	PBF ENERGY INC CLASS A 3.89%
Apple Inc 4.10%	HF SINCLAIR CORP 3.27%
Microsoft Corp 3.99%	DELEK US HOLDINGS INC 3.27%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.61%	VALERO ENERGY CORP 3.21%
Eli Lilly & Co 3.36%	MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 3.20%
Exxon Mobil Corp 2.92%	PAR PACIFIC HOLDINGS INC 3.12%
Walmart Inc 2.62%	PHILLIPS 66 3.06%
Johnson & Johnson 2.51%	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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

VIG and XOP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation 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	Dividend growth	SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Total return, 1 year	+12.4%	+52.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−5.1 pts	+34.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.35%
Holdings	332	54

VIG in plain words

VIG is an index equity fund tracking the Dividend growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 332 positions, with the top ten at 32.7%.

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, VIG or XOP?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VIG returned +12.4% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VIG or XOP?: VIG charges 0.04% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so VIG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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