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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VYM returned +17.6% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VYM or XOP?

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

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

Vanguard High Dividend Yield 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, VYM 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 VYM	Only in XOP
Broadcom Inc 8.07%	PBF ENERGY INC CLASS A 3.89%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.36%	HF SINCLAIR CORP 3.27%
Exxon Mobil Corp 2.73%	DELEK US HOLDINGS INC 3.27%
Johnson & Johnson 2.31%	VALERO ENERGY CORP 3.21%
Caterpillar Inc 1.73%	MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 3.20%
AbbVie Inc 1.57%	PAR PACIFIC HOLDINGS INC 3.12%
Cisco Systems Inc 1.52%	PHILLIPS 66 3.06%
Chevron Corp 1.51%	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.

VYM and XOP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield 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	US high dividend	SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Total return, 1 year	+17.6%	+52.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+0.1 pts	+34.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.35%
Holdings	608	54

VYM in plain words

VYM is an index equity fund tracking the US high dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 608 positions, with the top ten at 25.7%.

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, VYM or XOP?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VYM returned +17.6% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VYM or XOP?: VYM charges 0.04% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so VYM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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