Which returned more over the last year, NOBL or SPYD?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, NOBL returned +9.4% and SPYD returned +12.9%, so SPYD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, NOBL or SPYD?

NOBL charges 0.35% a year and SPYD charges 0.07%, so SPYD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do NOBL and SPYD overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 100% of NOBL and 100% of SPYD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 21% 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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NOBL vs SPYD: how they differ

NOBL and SPYD hold 21% of their weight in the same names, and SPYD returned more over the year.

ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) High Dividend ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, NOBL and SPYD hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions NOBL and SPYD both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	NOBL	SPYD
Franklin Resources, Inc.	1.67%	1.57%
Federal Realty Investment Trust	1.58%	1.45%
Target Corp.	1.41%	1.48%
Essex Property Trust, Inc.	1.58%	1.36%
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.	1.68%	1.36%
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.	1.53%	1.35%
JM Smucker Co. (The)	1.58%	1.32%
Kenvue, Inc.	1.47%	1.32%
Kimberly-Clark Corp.	1.49%	1.32%
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.	1.55%	1.29%
Hormel Foods Corp.	1.61%	1.22%
Eversource Energy	1.50%	1.22%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in NOBL	Only in SPYD
Nucor Corp. 1.77%	Iron Mountain Inc 1.62%
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.73%	CVS Health Corp 1.53%
International Business Machines Corp. 1.71%	Host Hotels & Resorts Inc 1.53%
Colgate-Palmolive Co. 1.62%	Edison International 1.48%
Caterpillar, Inc. 1.61%	APA Corp 1.48%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 1.61%	Viatris Inc 1.46%
General Dynamics Corp. 1.57%	Kimco Realty Corp 1.46%
AbbVie, Inc. 1.56%	Simon Property Group Inc 1.45%

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 and May 31, 2026.

NOBL and SPYD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF	SPYD State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) High Dividend ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	ProShares	State Street
What it is	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats	SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend
Total return, 1 year	+9.4%	+12.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−8.1 pts	−4.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.07%
Already in the S&P 500	100.0%	100.0%
Holdings	69	78

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.

SPYD in plain words

SPYD is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 78 positions, with the top ten at 15.1%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, NOBL or SPYD?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, NOBL returned +9.4% and SPYD returned +12.9%, so SPYD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, NOBL or SPYD?: NOBL charges 0.35% a year and SPYD charges 0.07%, so SPYD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do NOBL and SPYD overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 100% of NOBL and 100% of SPYD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 21% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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