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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VPL returned +36.9% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VPL or XOP?

VPL charges 0.07% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so VPL 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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VPL vs XOP: how they differ

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

Vanguard Pacific Stock 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, VPL 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 VPL	Only in XOP
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 6.06%	PBF ENERGY INC CLASS A 3.89%
SK hynix Inc 4.12%	HF SINCLAIR CORP 3.27%
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.80%	DELEK US HOLDINGS INC 3.27%
Toyota Motor Corp 1.74%	VALERO ENERGY CORP 3.21%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.69%	MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 3.20%
BHP Group Ltd 1.66%	PAR PACIFIC HOLDINGS INC 3.12%
Hitachi Ltd 1.18%	PHILLIPS 66 3.06%
Advantest Corp 1.16%	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.

VPL and XOP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VPL Vanguard Pacific Stock 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	Pacific Stock	SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Total return, 1 year	+36.9%	+52.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+19.4 pts	+34.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.35%
Holdings	2335	54

VPL in plain words

VPL is an index equity fund tracking the Pacific Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +36.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2335 positions, with the top ten at 21.6%.

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, VPL or XOP?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VPL returned +36.9% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VPL or XOP?: VPL charges 0.07% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so VPL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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