Which returned more over the last year, XLE or XLP?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, XLE returned +61.2% and XLP +13.8%.

Which is cheaper, XLE or XLP?

Neither: XLE and XLP both charge 0.08% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do XLE and XLP overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 100% of XLE and 100% of XLP by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

XLE vs XLP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, XLE returned +61.2% to XLP's +13.8%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $45.2bn for State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF and $14.6bn for State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+61.2%

XLE total return, 1 year

+13.8%

XLP total return, 1 year

0.08%

XLE expense ratio

0.08%

XLP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.08% a year; their one-year returns differ by 47.4 points; XLE is 3.1 times larger.

XLE vs XLP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	XLE	XLP
Return
Measure	XLE	XLP
Total return, 1 year	+61.2%	+13.8%
Drawdown
Measure	XLE	XLP
Below its high		3.5%, high on Oct 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	XLE	XLP
What it tracks	Energy Select Sector Index	Consumer Staples Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	XLE	XLP
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$45.2bn	$14.6bn
Holdings
Measure	XLE	XLP
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	78.1%	62.9%

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

Risk and return

Dec 31, 1998 to Oct 23, 2026 · 1,451 weekly returns

XLE XLP

Return

Total return edge XLE +1,121.8% +522.3%

Annualized edge XLE +9.4% +6.8%

Price return edge XLE +494.1% +225.0%

Risk

Volatility edge XLP 26.8% 14.3%

Max drawdown edge XLP −68.9% −34.6%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge Tie 0.41 0.41

Sortino edge Tie 0.57 0.57

Calmar edge XLP 0.14 0.20

Reading

XLE returned more: +1,121.8% to +522.3%. XLP swung less: 14.3% to 26.8%. XLP fell less at its worst: −34.6% to −68.9%.

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Risk and return: XLE vs XLP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	XLE	XLP	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+1,121.8%	+522.3%	XLE	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+9.4%	+6.8%	XLE	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+494.1%	+225.0%	XLE	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	26.8%	14.3%	XLP	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	19.1%	10.3%	XLP	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−68.9%	−34.6%	XLP	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.41	0.41	Tie	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.57	0.57	Tie	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.14	0.20	XLP	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 1,451 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, XLE and XLP 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 XLE XLP

Only in one fund ↓

Only in XLE

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 23.98%

CHEVRON CORP 18.21%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 7.18%

MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 4.67%

PHILLIPS 66 4.41%

VALERO ENERGY CORP 4.26%

WILLIAMS COS INC 4.22%

EOG RESOURCES INC 4.07%

Only in XLP

WALMART INC 11.05%

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 9.14%

PROCTER + GAMBLE CO 7.69%

COCA COLA CO 7.34%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 6.56%

ALTRIA GROUP INC 4.54%

COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO 4.39%

MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC A 4.19%

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Side by side

XLE State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF XLP State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street State Street

What it is Tracks an index of Energy Tracks an index of Consumer staples

Total return, 1 year +61.2% +13.8%

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 99.8% 99.6%

Holdings 22 36

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $45.2bn $14.6bn

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

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XLE and XLP do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

What each follows. XLE follows Energy Select Sector Index and XLP follows Consumer Staples Select Sector Index.
Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 XLE returned +61.2% and XLP +13.8% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 47.4 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

XLE

XLE tracks an index of Energy. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +61.2% 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 22 positions, with the top ten at 78.1%.

XLP

XLP tracks an index of Consumer staples. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.8% with distributions reinvested. 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 36 positions, with the top ten at 62.9%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Oct 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, XLE or XLP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, XLE returned +61.2% and XLP +13.8%.
Which is cheaper, XLE or XLP?: Neither: XLE and XLP both charge 0.08% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do XLE and XLP overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 100% of XLE and 100% of XLP by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

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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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