Which returned more over the last year, MOAT or SPYG?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MOAT returned +11.3% and SPYG returned +17.9%, so SPYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MOAT or SPYG?

MOAT charges 0.46% a year and SPYG charges 0.04%, so SPYG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do MOAT and SPYG overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 92% of MOAT and 100% of SPYG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 13% 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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MOAT vs SPYG: how they differ

MOAT and SPYG hold 13% of their weight in the same names, and SPYG returned more over the year.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat 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, MOAT and SPYG hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions MOAT and SPYG both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	MOAT	SPYG
NVIDIA Corp	2.45%	13.66%
Broadcom Inc	2.43%	5.04%
Microsoft Corp	2.20%	7.81%
Applied Materials Inc	2.34%	1.62%
Amazon.com Inc	1.33%	3.48%
Meta Platforms Inc	1.17%	3.49%
Amphenol Corp	1.50%	0.61%
Palo Alto Networks Inc	2.51%	0.44%
Datadog Inc	2.44%	0.24%
Fortinet Inc	2.21%	0.17%
Airbnb Inc	2.56%	0.08%
Veeva Systems Inc	2.41%	0.05%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in MOAT	Only in SPYG
Masco Corp 2.96%	Apple Inc 5.99%
Kenvue Inc 2.59%	Alphabet Inc 5.91%
Brown-Forman Corp 2.49%	Alphabet Inc 4.71%
Charles Schwab Corp/The 2.45%	Micron Technology Inc 3.67%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.43%	Eli Lilly & Co 2.67%
Danaher Corp 2.41%	Advanced Micro Devices Inc 2.67%
Mondelez International Inc 2.34%	Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.58%
Constellation Brands Inc 2.32%	Tesla Inc 2.07%

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.

MOAT and SPYG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MOAT VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF	SPYG State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	VanEck	State Street
What it is	Morningstar Wide Moat	SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth
Total return, 1 year	+11.3%	+17.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−6.2 pts	+0.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.46%	0.04%
Already in the S&P 500	91.6%	100.0%
Holdings	55	147

MOAT in plain words

MOAT is an index equity fund tracking the Morningstar Wide Moat. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.46% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 55 positions, with the top ten at 25.3%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

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, MOAT or SPYG?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MOAT returned +11.3% and SPYG returned +17.9%, so SPYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MOAT or SPYG?: MOAT charges 0.46% a year and SPYG charges 0.04%, so SPYG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MOAT and SPYG overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 92% of MOAT and 100% of SPYG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 13% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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