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 13.4% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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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. | 9.39% | 4.06% | 4.06% |
| 2 | KINDER MORGAN, INC. | 8.24% | 3.48% | 3.48% |
| 3 | ONEOK, INC. | 6.45% | 3.01% | 3.01% |
| 4 | TARGA RESOURCES CORP. | 5.20% | 2.85% | 2.85% |
Only in MLPX
24 total- TC Energy Corporation 8.86%
- Enbridge Inc. 8.25%
- CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. 6.44%
- DT MIDSTREAM, INC. 4.59%
- PEMBINA PIPELINE CORPORATION 4.36%
- ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P. 4.26%
- MPLX LP 4.25%
- ENERGY TRANSFER LP 4.24%
- WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP 3.77%
- PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P. 3.61%
Only in XLE
19 total- Exxon Mobil Corp 23.77%
- Chevron Corp 17.32%
- ConocoPhillips 7.22%
- EOG Resources Inc 4.15%
- SLB Ltd 4.07%
- Valero Energy Corp 3.99%
- Phillips 66 3.89%
- Marathon Petroleum Corp 3.81%
- Baker Hughes Co 3.19%
- Occidental Petroleum Corp 2.48%
Open MLPX or XLE at a brokerage
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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.