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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, XLC returned −10.4% and XOP +62.5%.

Which is cheaper, XLC or XOP?

XLC is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

XLC vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, XLC returned −10.4% to XOP's +62.5%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $22.1bn for State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF and $4.6bn for State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF.

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At a glance

−10.4%

XLC total return, 1 year

+62.5%

XOP total return, 1 year

0.08%

XLC expense ratio

0.35%

XOP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLC costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 72.9 points; XLC is 4.8 times larger.

XLC vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	XLC	XOP
Return
Measure	XLC	XOP
Total return, 1 year	−10.4%	+62.5%
Drawdown
Measure	XLC	XOP
Below its high	13.3%, high on Jan 30, 2026	24.8%, high on Jun 23, 2014
Benchmark
Measure	XLC	XOP
What it tracks	Communication Services Select Sector Index	S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	XLC	XOP
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$22.1bn	$4.6bn
Holdings
Measure	XLC	XOP
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	75.3%

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

What they share

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first XLC XOP

Only in one fund ↓

Only in XLC

META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 21.45%

ALPHABET INC CL A 12.27%

ALPHABET INC CL C 9.82%

WALT DISNEY CO 5.33%

TAKE TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWRE 4.80%

COMCAST CORP CLASS A 4.48%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 4.45%

APPLOVIN CORP CLASS A 4.34%

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

XLC State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF XOP State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street State Street

What it is Tracks an index of Communication services Tracks the S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

Total return, 1 year −10.4% +62.5%

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.35%

Holdings 23 52

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $22.1bn $4.6bn

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

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About each fund

XLC

XLC tracks an index of Communication services. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −10.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 23 positions, with the top ten at 75.3%. It sat 13.3% below its high of Jan 30, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

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, XLC or XOP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, XLC returned −10.4% and XOP +62.5%.
Which is cheaper, XLC or XOP?: XLC is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

XLC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

XOP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XOP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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