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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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XLE vs XOVR: how they differ

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

State Street(R) Energy Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF and ERShares Private-Public Crossover ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, XLE and XOVR 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 XLEOnly in XOVR
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 20.13%Nvidia Corp 9.48%
CHEVRON CORP 15.18%Astera Labs Inc 7.75%
CONOCOPHILLIPS 6.36%Alphabet Inc 6.53%
MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 5.63%Meta Platforms Inc 4.47%
PHILLIPS 66 5.52%Applovin Corp 3.95%
VALERO ENERGY CORP 5.38%Natera Inc 3.70%
SLB LTD 4.49%Robinhood Markets Inc 3.56%
EOG RESOURCES INC 4.15%Veeva Systems Inc 3.17%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

XLE and XOVR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
XLE
State Street(R) Energy Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
XOVR
ERShares Private-Public Crossover ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerState StreetERShares
What it isEnergyPrivate-Public Crossover
Total return, 1 year+50.7%0.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+33.2 pts−17.5 pts
Expense ratio0.08%0.75%
Already in the S&P 500100.0%43.4%
Holdings2432

XLE in plain words

XLE is an index equity fund tracking the Energy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +50.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 24 positions, with the top ten at 74.0%.

XOVR in plain words

XOVR is an index equity fund tracking the Private-Public Crossover. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned 0.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.75% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 43% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 32 positions, with the top ten at 63.1%. It sat 4.2% below its high of Oct 27, 2025 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, XLE or XOVR?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, XLE returned +50.7% and XOVR returned 0.0%, so XLE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, XLE or XOVR?
XLE charges 0.08% a year and XOVR charges 0.75%, so XLE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do XLE and XOVR overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of XLE and 43% of XOVR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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