ETF comparison
MLPX vs XLE
Both Energy.
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF · State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF
Holdings overlap
4 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of MLPX and XLE would leave roughly 15.5% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.
Cost difference
XLE is 37 bps cheaper than MLPX. On a $100,000 position that's about $370/yr more in fees for MLPX.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with MLPX vs XLE.
Top shared holdings
4 shared in total| # | Holding | In MLPX | In XLE | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. | 8.54% | 5.03% | 5.03% |
| 2 | KINDER MORGAN, INC. | 7.42% | 3.76% | 3.76% |
| 3 | TARGA RESOURCES CORP. | 4.98% | 3.45% | 3.45% |
| 4 | ONEOK, INC. | 6.57% | 3.29% | 3.29% |
Only in MLPX
25 total- TC Energy Corporation 9.23%
- Enbridge Inc. 8.99%
- CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. 6.35%
- PEMBINA PIPELINE CORPORATION 4.55%
- DT MIDSTREAM, INC. 4.53%
- ENERGY TRANSFER LP 4.48%
- ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P. 4.43%
- MPLX LP 4.23%
- PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P. 3.92%
- WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP 3.88%
Only in XLE
17 total- Exxon Mobil Corp 22.67%
- Chevron Corp 16.09%
- ConocoPhillips 6.57%
- Valero Energy Corp 4.64%
- Marathon Petroleum Corp 4.48%
- EOG Resources Inc 4.15%
- SLB Ltd 4.09%
- Phillips 66 4.07%
- Baker Hughes Co 3.30%
- Devon Energy Corp 2.86%
Related comparisons
More comparisons with MLPX
- MLPX vs VDE · Vanguard Energy Index Fund ETF Shares 15.1%
- MLPX vs IYE · iShares U.S. Energy ETF 14.9%
- MLPX vs IXC · iShares Global Energy ETF 14.9%
- MLPX vs FENY · Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF 14.8%
- MLPX vs XOP · State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF 1.9%
- MLPX vs OIH · VanEck Oil Services ETF 0.0%
More comparisons with XLE
- XLE vs OIH · VanEck Oil Services ETF 9.1%
- XLE vs VGT · Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF Shares 0.0%
- XLE vs XLK · State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF 0.0%
- XLE vs VDE · Vanguard Energy Index Fund ETF Shares 81.2%
- XLE vs IYE · iShares U.S. Energy ETF 66.2%
- XLE vs FENY · Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF 60.0%
Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
Open MLPX or XLE at a brokerage
Both funds trade commission-free at major US brokerages.
Affiliate links — opening an account through these earns PlainIndex a one-time referral. Scoring is computed before any affiliate consideration; see our methodology and funding disclosure.
Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions
matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see
/methodology/.
Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.