Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
GARP vs SPYG: how they differ
GARP and SPYG hold 49% of their weight in the same names, and GARP returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GARP and SPYG hold 49% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | GARP | SPYG |
|---|---|---|
| APPLE INC | 4.44% | 5.99% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 4.16% | 13.66% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 4.10% | 7.81% |
| BROADCOM INC | 3.96% | 5.04% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 6.07% | 3.67% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 3.35% | 3.49% |
| ALPHABET INC | 2.88% | 5.91% |
| ELI LILLY & COMPANY | 3.73% | 2.67% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC | 2.21% | 2.67% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP | 3.79% | 1.53% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 1.49% | 3.48% |
| KLA CORP | 6.46% | 1.11% |
| Only in GARP | Only in SPYG |
|---|---|
| ADOBE INC 2.71% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.58% |
| ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD 1.46% | Tesla Inc 2.07% |
| MERCADOLIBRE INC 1.40% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.68% |
| PHILLIPS 66 0.88% | Applied Materials Inc 1.62% |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.62% | Caterpillar Inc 1.38% |
| DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC 0.61% | Johnson & Johnson 1.02% |
| FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC 0.59% | Sandisk Corp 0.95% |
| SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC 0.49% | RTX Corp 0.72% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.
| GARP iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF | SPYG State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | State Street |
| What it is | MSCI USA Quality GARP | SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +29.5% | +17.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +12.0 pts | +0.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.4% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 131 | 147 |
GARP in plain words
GARP is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Quality GARP. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +29.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 131 positions, with the top ten at 43.8%.
SPYG in plain words
SPYG is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 147 positions, with the top ten at 56.4%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, GARP or SPYG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GARP returned +29.5% and SPYG returned +17.9%, so GARP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, GARP or SPYG?
- GARP charges 0.15% a year and SPYG charges 0.04%, so SPYG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do GARP and SPYG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 94% of GARP and 100% of SPYG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 49% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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