Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
NOBL vs SPHQ: how they differ
NOBL and SPHQ hold 10% of their weight in the same names, and SPHQ returned more over the year.
ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF and Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, NOBL and SPHQ hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | NOBL | SPHQ |
|---|---|---|
| Caterpillar, Inc. | 1.61% | 3.78% |
| Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 1.55% | 3.34% |
| Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 1.48% | 3.46% |
| Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | 1.34% | 0.94% |
| Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 1.62% | 0.71% |
| Cintas Corp. | 1.43% | 0.62% |
| WW Grainger, Inc. | 1.55% | 0.55% |
| Fastenal Co. | 1.42% | 0.53% |
| Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 1.49% | 0.40% |
| Kenvue, Inc. | 1.47% | 0.32% |
| Dover Corp. | 1.41% | 0.28% |
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | 1.51% | 0.25% |
| Only in NOBL | Only in SPHQ |
|---|---|
| Nucor Corp. 1.77% | Costco Wholesale Corp. 4.82% |
| West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.73% | Visa Inc. 4.69% |
| International Business Machines Corp. 1.71% | Apple Inc. 4.51% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 1.68% | Mastercard Inc. 4.32% |
| Franklin Resources, Inc. 1.67% | General Electric Co. 4.16% |
| Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 1.61% | Lam Research Corp. 4.10% |
| Hormel Foods Corp. 1.61% | Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.54% |
| JM Smucker Co. (The) 1.58% | KLA Corp. 3.27% |
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 May 31, 2026.
| NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF | SPHQ Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | ProShares | Invesco |
| What it is | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats | S&P 500 Quality |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.4% | +17.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −8.1 pts | −0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.15% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 99.9% |
| Holdings | 69 | 99 |
NOBL in plain words
NOBL is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +9.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 69 positions, with the top ten at 16.6%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 24, 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, NOBL or SPHQ?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, NOBL returned +9.4% and SPHQ returned +17.4%, so SPHQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, NOBL or SPHQ?
- NOBL charges 0.35% a year and SPHQ charges 0.15%, so SPHQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do NOBL and SPHQ overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of NOBL and 100% of SPHQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 10% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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