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VTIP vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VTIP returned +2.2% to XOP's +62.5%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $20.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares, and $4.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF.

VTIP on its own →XOP on its own →
At a glance
+2.2%
VTIP total return, 1 year
+62.5%
XOP total return, 1 year
0.03%
VTIP expense ratio
0.35%
XOP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTIP costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 60.3 points; VTIP is 5.8 times larger.

VTIP vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureVTIPXOP
Return
Total return, 1 year+2.2%+62.5%
Drawdown
Below its high24.8%, high on Jun 23, 2014
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years IndexS&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.03%0.35%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$20.9bn$3.6bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, VTIP and XOP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first VTIP XOP
Only in one fund ↓
Only in VTIP
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.30%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.22%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.22%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.14%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.97%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.96%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.87%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.83%
Only in XOP
RANGE RESOURCES CORP 3.48%
APA CORP 2.92%
MURPHY OIL CORP 2.89%
OVINTIV INC 2.85%
EOG RESOURCES INC 2.82%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.82%
MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 2.81%
CONOCOPHILLIPS 2.79%
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Side by side

VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares XOP State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Vanguard State Street
What it is Tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Tracks the S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Total return, 1 year +2.2% +62.5%
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.35%
Holdings 26 52
Net assets, VTIP as of Sep 30, 2026 and XOP as of Oct 27, 2026 $20.9bn $4.6bn

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

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About each fund
VTIP

VTIP tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

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, VTIP or XOP?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VTIP returned +2.2% and XOP +62.5%.
Which is cheaper, VTIP or XOP?
VTIP is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Sources and dates
VTIP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VTIP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VTIP ↗
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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