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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, XLG returned +12.2% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, XLG or XOP?

XLG charges 0.20% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so XLG 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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XLG vs XOP: how they differ

XLG and XOP hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and XOP returned more over the year.

Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF 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, XLG and XOP hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions XLG and XOP both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	XLG	XOP
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp	1.65%	2.36%
Chevron Corp	0.96%	2.41%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in XLG	Only in XOP
NVIDIA Corp 12.79%	PBF ENERGY INC CLASS A 3.89%
Apple Inc 11.58%	HF SINCLAIR CORP 3.27%
Microsoft Corp 8.83%	DELEK US HOLDINGS INC 3.27%
Amazon.com Inc 5.95%	VALERO ENERGY CORP 3.21%
Alphabet Inc 4.71%	MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 3.20%
Broadcom Inc 4.12%	PAR PACIFIC HOLDINGS INC 3.12%
Alphabet Inc 3.77%	PHILLIPS 66 3.06%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.42%	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 Sep 10, 2026.

XLG and XOP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	XLG Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF	XOP State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Invesco	State Street
What it is	S&P 500 top 50	SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Total return, 1 year	+12.2%	+52.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−5.3 pts	+34.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.20%	0.35%
Holdings	52	54

XLG in plain words

XLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 top 50. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% 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 52 positions, with the top ten at 60.3%.

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, XLG or XOP?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, XLG returned +12.2% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, XLG or XOP?: XLG charges 0.20% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so XLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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