XLE vs BESF
YTDYear to date
XLE wins+31.2 pts
Past year
XLE wins+26.9 pts
Fee
XLE winslower fee
Yield
BESF wins+4.1 pts
AUM
XLE1384.9× more
3–1XLE wins
XLE and BESF · year-to-date · as of Nov 6, 2026 · AUM not scored
BESF vs S&P 500
3M$36.36 · −2.9% last sessionDividend-adjusted total return. S&P 500 uses VOO.CompareS&P 500+ Peer avg+ Add a fund
Return1D1M3M ▼YTD1Y3Y5YMAX
Total return−2.9%−5.3%−4.8%+9.4%+18.5%——+54.3%
Peer average−3.4%−5.5%−1.1%+27.3%+30.3%+48.2%+93.6%—
S&P 500 · VOO−4.4%−5.7%−4.9%+8.4%+9.8%+82.2%+71.6%+790.6%
Bastion BESF and Vanguard VOO · total return, dividends in · as of Nov 6, 2026
BESF’s Holdings
TodayLNGCheniere Energy7.7%NEXT7.4%OKE5.3%EPD5.3%ET5.2%WMB5.1%EQT4.9%KNTK4.7%AR4.6%VG4.6%EXE4.5%REPX4.5%WES4.3%MNR4.1%FANG4.0%DVN3.8%NEP2.9%Other
Oil & Gas MidstreamOilRenewable Utilities
Bastion BESF · 17 holdings · tile size = share of the fund · as of Nov 5, 2026
All 38 Energy ETFs
YTD| # | Trend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XLE | State Street Energy Select Sector SPDRReadDesk | 0.08% | 2.5% | +40.6% | +40.6% | $44.1B | |
| 2 | AMLP | Alerian MLPReadDesk | 1.01% | 8.1% | +12.8% | +12.8% | $12.3B | |
| 3 | VDE | EnergyReadDesk | 0.09% | 2.4% | +38.4% | +38.4% | $10.4B | |
| 4 | XOP | State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & ProductionReadDesk | 0.35% | 1.8% | +39.7% | +39.7% | $4.2B | |
| 5 | IXC | Global EnergyReadDesk | 0.37% | 2.7% | +38.4% | +38.4% | $3.2B | |
| 6 | MLPA | Global X - MLPReadDesk | 0.77% | 7.8% | +12.7% | +12.7% | $2.4B | |
| 7 | FENY | Fidelity MSCI EnergyReadDesk | 0.08% | 2.3% | +38.4% | +38.4% | $2.1B | |
| 8 | IYE | U.S. EnergyReadDesk | 0.37% | 2.1% | +39.3% | +39.3% | $1.8B | |
| 9 | FTXN | First Trust Nasdaq Oil & GasReadDesk | 0.60% | 1.9% | +36.6% | +36.6% | $1.2B | |
| 10 | TPYP | Tortoise North American PipelineReadDesk | 0.40% | 3.4% | +18.4% | +18.4% | $881M | |
| 11 | IEO | U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & ProductionReadDesk | 0.37% | 1.7% | +47.6% | +47.6% | $832M | |
| 12 | ATMP | Barclays ETN+ Select MLP ETNReadDesk | 0.95% | 4.8% | +20.5% | +20.5% | $653M | |
| 13 | PBOG | Portfolio Building Block Integrated Oil and Gas and Exploration and ProductionReadDesk | 0.13% | 0.1% | +39.0% | +39.0% | $502M | |
| 14 | QCLN | First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green EnergyReadDesk | 0.59% | 0.1% | −6.6% | −6.6% | $489M | |
| 15 | AMZA | InfraCap MLPReadDesk | 1.72% | 8.9% | +21.9% | +21.9% | $470M | |
| 16 | FXN | First Trust Energy AlphaDEXReadDesk | 0.63% | 1.8% | +41.1% | +41.1% | $388M |
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Energy · current AUM · as of Nov 6, 2026
BESF Payouts by Year
2YLatest payout, Sep 2026
$0.14
a share · every quarter
6.6% yield
6.6% yield
2 years added up
$2.43 a share
$2.43 a share
Bastion BESF · per-share distributions by ex-date · 2025–2026
BESF’s Peers
YTD| # | Trend | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XLE | State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETFReadVersus | 0.08% | 2.5% | −3.0% | +40.6% | +45.4% | $44.1B | |
| 2 | AMLP | Alerian MLP ETFReadVersus | 1.01% | 8.1% | −2.2% | +12.8% | +16.3% | $12.3B | |
| 3 | VDE | Vanguard Energy ETFReadVersus | 0.09% | 2.4% | −3.0% | +38.4% | +42.7% | $10.4B | |
| 4 | XOP | State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETFReadVersus | 0.35% | 1.8% | −2.9% | +39.7% | +41.1% | $4.2B | |
| 5 | IXC | iShares Global Energy ETFReadVersus | 0.37% | 2.7% | −2.5% | +38.4% | +43.4% | $3.2B | |
| 6 | BESF | Bastion Energy ETFThis fund | 0.81% | 6.6% | −2.9% | +9.4% | +18.5% | $31.8M |
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BESF and its peer group · total return · as of Nov 6, 2026
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BESF’s Top 10 Holdings
Today54.8%of BESF sits in these 10
Bastion BESF · weight in the fund · as of Nov 5, 2026
BESF’s Holdings
TodayLNGCheniere Energy7.7%NEXT7.4%OKE5.3%EPD5.3%ET5.2%WMB5.1%EQT4.9%KNTK4.7%AR4.6%VG4.6%EXE4.5%REPX4.5%WES4.3%MNR4.1%FANG4.0%DVN3.8%NEP2.9%Other
Oil & Gas MidstreamOilRenewable Utilities
Bastion BESF · 17 holdings · tile size = share of the fund · as of Nov 5, 2026
BESF vs Peer Average
YTDBESFAvsBPeer average
1D−2.9%−3.4%
1M−5.3%−5.5%
3M−4.8%−1.1%
YTD+9.4%+27.3%
1Y+18.5%+30.3%
3Y[…]+48.2%
5Y[…]+93.6%
2–3Peer average wins
37 Energy peers · each row scaled to its leader