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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VLUE returned +54.7% and XOP +62.5%.

Which is cheaper, VLUE or XOP?

VLUE is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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VLUE vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VLUE returned +54.7% to XOP's +62.5%; 4% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $9.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF, and $4.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF.

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At a glance

+54.7%

VLUE total return, 1 year

+62.5%

XOP total return, 1 year

0.15%

VLUE expense ratio

0.35%

XOP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VLUE costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.8 points; VLUE is 2.0 times larger.

VLUE vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	VLUE	XOP
Return
Measure	VLUE	XOP
Total return, 1 year	+54.7%	+62.5%
Drawdown
Measure	VLUE	XOP
Below its high		24.8%, high on Jun 23, 2014
Benchmark
Measure	VLUE	XOP
What it tracks	MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index	S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	VLUE	XOP
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$9.3bn	$4.6bn
Holdings
Measure	VLUE	XOP
Holdings in common	4%
In the S&P 500, by weight	97%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	42.8%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, VLUE and XOP hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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4% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first VLUE XOP

EOG RESOURCES 0.86% 2.82%

DEVON ENERGY 0.84% 2.69%

VALERO ENERGY CORP 0.82% 2.56%

DIAMONDBACK ENERGY 0.42% 2.60%

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP 0.32% 2.63%

EQT 0.18% 2.65%

EXPAND ENERGY 0.17% 2.52%

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Only in VLUE

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 20.94%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.37%

GENERAL MOTORS 3.54%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.72%

AT&T 2.24%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 1.95%

PFIZER 1.86%

BANK OF AMERICA 1.77%

Only in XOP

RANGE RESOURCES CORP 3.48%

APA CORP 2.92%

MURPHY OIL CORP 2.89%

OVINTIV INC 2.85%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.82%

MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 2.81%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 2.79%

PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP CL A 2.78%

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Side by side

VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF XOP State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor Tracks the S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

Total return, 1 year +54.7% +62.5%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.6% (MLRG) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +41.1 pts vs MLRG not measured

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.35%

Holdings 148 52

Net assets, VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 and XOP as of Oct 27, 2026 $9.4bn $4.6bn

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

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About each fund

VLUE

VLUE tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +54.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 42.8%.

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, VLUE or XOP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VLUE returned +54.7% and XOP +62.5%.
Which is cheaper, VLUE or XOP?: VLUE is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

VLUE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VLUE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for VLUE ↗

XOP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XOP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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