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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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MDY vs SPHQ: how they differ

MDY and SPHQ hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and SPHQ returned more over the year.

SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust and Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MDY and SPHQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in MDYOnly in SPHQ
TWILIO INC 0.86%Costco Wholesale Corp. 4.82%
CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP 0.85%Visa Inc. 4.69%
MKS INC 0.83%Apple Inc. 4.51%
CURTISS-WRIGHT CORP 0.77%Mastercard Inc. 4.32%
ENTEGRIS INC 0.76%General Electric Co. 4.16%
NVENT ELECTRIC PLC 0.76%Lam Research Corp. 4.10%
ATI INC 0.74%Caterpillar Inc. 3.78%
ILLUMINA INC 0.73%Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.54%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

MDY and SPHQ on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MDY
SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust
SPHQ
Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerState StreetInvesco
What it isS&P MidCap 400, book from IJHS&P 500 Quality
Total return, 1 year+13.0%+17.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−4.5 pts−0.1 pts
Expense ratio0.23%0.15%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%99.9%
Holdings40099

MDY in plain words

MDY is an index equity fund tracking the S&P MidCap 400. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.23% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 400 positions, with the top ten at 7.7%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

SPHQ in plain words

SPHQ is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Quality. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% 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 Apr 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 40.7%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jun 30, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MDY or SPHQ?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MDY returned +13.0% and SPHQ returned +17.4%, so SPHQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MDY or SPHQ?
MDY charges 0.23% a year and SPHQ charges 0.15%, so SPHQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MDY and SPHQ overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of MDY and 100% of SPHQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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