Best Energy ETFs
Which energy ETFs does ETF Copilot list today? As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot's Best Energy ETFs list holds five funds, largest first by assets: XLE, AMLP, VDE, XOP and EMLP. Expense ratios across the five run from 0.08% to 1.01% a year, and their ETF Copilot overall scores run from 3.6 to 5.0.
Updated October 28, 2026
What stands out across Energy ETFs
Expense ratios across the 5 energy ETFs listed run from 0.08% to 1.01% a year, a median of 0.35%. XLE is the cheapest of the 5.
Dividend yields range from 1.56% to 7.64%, with a median of 2.21% across the 5 funds that pay one. AMLP yields the most.
Across the 5 funds shown, ETF Copilot's overall scores run from 3.6 to 5.0 out of 10, with a median of 4.4.
Concentration varies widely among the 5 energy ETFs listed: the ten largest holdings account for 29% of assets in the least concentrated fund and 91% in the most, a median of 68% across the list.
3 of 5 are more concentrated than the typical fund in their own category, on ETF Copilot's concentration measure.
The typical fund among the 5 energy ETFs listed behaves like 11 equally weighted positions once holding weights are taken into account.
As of October 28, 2026, the largest fund on ETF Copilot's Best Energy ETFs list by assets is State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE).
What are the Best Energy ETFs? The 5 on this list
| # | Fund | ETF Copilot score | Expense ratio | Yield | Assets | Top 10 weight | Largest exposures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) | 4.5/10 | 0.08% | 2.21% | $45.2B | 78% | |
| 2 | Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP) | 4.4/10 | 1.01% | 7.64% | $12.8B | 91% | |
| 3 | Vanguard Energy ETF (VDE) | 4.3/10 | 0.09% | 2.13% | $12.7B | 68% | |
| 4 | State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP) | 3.6/10 | 0.35% | 1.56% | $4.6B | 29% | |
| 5 | First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund (EMLP) | 5.0/10 | 0.95% | 2.79% | $4.2B | 44% | Tech 1% |
ETF Copilot's 0–10 score rates a fund on value, growth, quality and risk against every US equity ETF we track. How the scores are built →
Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.
Which Energy ETFs are compared head to head?
Every published head-to-head between two Energy ETFs, the most searched first.
- AMLP vs XLE
- AMLP vs VDE
- XLE vs VDE
- AMLP vs XOP
- VDE vs XOP
- XLE vs XOP
- AMLP vs EMLP
- EMLP vs VDE
- EMLP vs XLE
- EMLP vs XOP
- AMLP vs MLPX
- EMLP vs MLPX
- MLPX vs VDE
- MLPX vs XLE
- MLPX vs XOP
- AMLP vs IXC
- EMLP vs IXC
- IXC vs MLPX
- IXC vs VDE
- IXC vs XLE
- IXC vs XOP
- AMLP vs MLPA
- EMLP vs MLPA
- IXC vs MLPA
- MLPA vs MLPX
- MLPA vs VDE
- MLPA vs XLE
- MLPA vs XOP
- AMLP vs FENY
- EMLP vs FENY
- FENY vs IXC
- FENY vs MLPA
- FENY vs MLPX
- FENY vs VDE
- FENY vs XLE
- FENY vs XOP
- AMLP vs OIH
- EMLP vs OIH
- FENY vs OIH
- IXC vs OIH
- MLPA vs OIH
- MLPX vs OIH
- OIH vs VDE
- OIH vs VDE vs XLE vs XOP
- OIH vs XLE
- OIH vs XOP
Where is money going in Energy?
In the week to October 28, 2026, Energy moved +0.8% and saw +$814M of net fund flow, which ETF Copilot reads as aligned — price and money moving the same way.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Price, 1 week | +0.8% |
| Net flow, 1 week | +$814M |
| Price, 1 month | +9.1% |
| Net flow, 1 month | -$319M |
Net fund flow is money into or out of the ETFs in this category, computed by ETF Copilot from daily fund assets. All 33 sectors side by side →
Cite this
ETF Copilot, “Best Energy ETFs”, as of October 28, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/best/energy-etfs
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