Which returned more over the last year, MDY or VBR?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MDY returned +13.0% and VBR returned +16.3%, so VBR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MDY or VBR?

MDY charges 0.23% a year and VBR charges 0.05%, so VBR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do MDY and VBR overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of MDY and 30% of VBR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 40% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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

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MDY vs VBR: how they differ

MDY and VBR hold 40% of their weight in the same names, and VBR returned more over the year.

SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust and Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MDY and VBR hold 40% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions MDY and VBR both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	MDY	VBR
US FOODS HOLDING CORP	0.62%	0.48%
TD SYNNEX CORP	0.55%	0.41%
RELIANCE INC	0.53%	0.41%
EAST WEST BANCORP INC	0.49%	0.38%
WESCO INTERNATIONAL INC	0.46%	0.36%
PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP COMPANY	0.48%	0.36%
API GROUP CORP	0.45%	0.35%
ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC	0.45%	0.35%
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP	0.45%	0.35%
W.P. CAREY INC	0.44%	0.34%
REGAL REXNORD CORP	0.44%	0.34%
TOLL BROTHERS INC	0.43%	0.34%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in MDY	Only in VBR
TWILIO INC 0.86%	Jabil Inc 0.87%
CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP 0.85%	NRG Energy Inc 0.66%
CURTISS-WRIGHT CORP 0.77%	Tapestry Inc 0.64%
ENTEGRIS INC 0.76%	Atmos Energy Corp 0.62%
NVENT ELECTRIC PLC 0.76%	Williams-Sonoma Inc 0.59%
ATI INC 0.74%	Moderna Inc 0.54%
TECHNIPFMC PLC 0.73%	Smurfit Westrock PLC 0.52%
STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC 0.71%	F5 Inc 0.50%

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.

MDY and VBR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MDY SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust	VBR Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	S&P MidCap 400, book from IJH	Small-Cap Value
Total return, 1 year	+13.0%	+16.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−4.5 pts	−1.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.23%	0.05%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	30.5%
Holdings	400	840

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.

VBR in plain words

VBR is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 30% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 840 positions, with the top ten at 5.9%. It sat 3.8% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MDY or VBR?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MDY returned +13.0% and VBR returned +16.3%, so VBR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MDY or VBR?: MDY charges 0.23% a year and VBR charges 0.05%, so VBR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MDY and VBR overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of MDY and 30% of VBR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 40% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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