ETF comparison
MLPXvsXLE
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 roughly15.5%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 thecost 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 Corporation9.23%
- Enbridge Inc.8.99%
- CHENIERE ENERGY, INC.6.35%
- PEMBINA PIPELINE CORPORATION4.55%
- DT MIDSTREAM, INC.4.53%
- ENERGY TRANSFER LP4.48%
- ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.4.43%
- MPLX LP4.23%
- PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P.3.92%
- WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP3.88%
Only in XLE
18 total- Exxon Mobil Corp22.67%
- Chevron Corp16.09%
- ConocoPhillips6.57%
- Valero Energy Corp4.64%
- Marathon Petroleum Corp4.48%
- EOG Resources Inc4.15%
- SLB Ltd4.09%
- Phillips 664.07%
- Baker Hughes Co3.30%
- Devon Energy Corp2.86%
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.