State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF

XOP
$170.18 +3.74 (2.25%)
Dividend Yield 1.91%
Payout Frequency Quarterly

Dividend History

Pay DateAmountEx-DateRecord Date
June 24, 2026$0.752026-06-222026-06-22
March 25, 2026$0.712026-03-232026-03-23
December 24, 2025$0.912025-12-222025-12-22
September 24, 2025$0.882025-09-222025-09-22
June 25, 2025$0.752025-06-232025-06-23

Dividends Summary

Company News

Which Is the Better Energy ETF, VanEck's Nuclear-Focused NLR or State Street's XOP Targeting Oil and Gas?
The Motley Fool • Robert Izquierdo • July 16, 2026

The article compares two energy ETFs: VanEck's NLR (nuclear/uranium-focused) and State Street's XOP (oil & gas exploration). XOP delivered 22.6% one-year returns with a lower 0.35% expense ratio, while NLR offers higher 2.9% dividend yield but carries a 0.52% expense ratio. Over five years, NLR outperformed with $2,441 vs $1,904 growth on $1,000 ...

The Best Oil and Gas ETF to Invest $1,000 in Right Now
The Motley Fool • David Dierking • June 15, 2026

The State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP) is recommended as the best oil and gas investment opportunity, driven by Middle East geopolitical tensions supporting higher oil prices. The equally-weighted portfolio of 50 stocks trades at a historically cheap 8.6x forward P/E ratio, with potential for significant earnings g...

Oil Jumps On Iran Strikes, Nasdaq 100 Falls On Hot Inflation: Stock Market Today
Benzinga • Piero Cingari • June 10, 2026

U.S. stocks fell broadly on Wednesday as inflation surged to 4.2% year-over-year and renewed U.S.-Iran tensions in the Strait of Hormuz drove oil prices up 3.3%. Technology stocks led losses amid valuation concerns, while energy stocks rallied. The Nasdaq 100 dropped 1.4%, the S&P 500 fell 0.9%, and the Dow declined 1.2%. Fed rate-hike odds incre...

Energy Cycle Upside or Midstream Income? XOP vs. MLPX
The Motley Fool • Eric Trie • June 2, 2026

The article compares two energy ETFs: XOP (State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF) and MLPX (Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF). XOP focuses on upstream exploration and production companies with higher growth potential tied to commodity prices, while MLPX targets midstream infrastructure with steadier income through h...

ExxonMobil’s Iran Exposure Turns a Strong Operator Into an Oil Tape Proxy
Investing.com • Itai Smidt • June 2, 2026

ExxonMobil's stock performance is heavily dependent on crude oil prices and Iran geopolitical tensions rather than its strong operational fundamentals. While the company boasts record Permian and Guyana production, a $20 billion buyback program, 43 years of dividend growth, and a fortress balance sheet (0.16 debt-to-equity), Q1 2026 earnings hit ...

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