Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
XLI vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, XLI returned +10.2% to XOP's +62.5%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.
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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $30.8bn for State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF and $4.6bn for State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF.
Pair scorecard
XLI costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 52.3 points; XLI is 6.7 times larger.
| Measure | XLI | XOP |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +10.2% | +62.5% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 9.4%, high on Aug 14, 2026 | 24.8%, high on Jun 23, 2014 |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Industrial Select Sector Index | S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Select Industry Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.08% | 0.35% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 | $30.8bn | $4.6bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 100% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 37.8% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, XLI 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
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Side by side
XLI and XOP on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
XLI
XLI tracks an index of Industrials. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +10.2% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. 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 84 positions, with the top ten at 37.8%. It sat 9.4% below its high of Aug 14, 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, XLI or XOP?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, XLI returned +10.2% and XOP +62.5%.
- Which is cheaper, XLI or XOP?
- XLI 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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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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