Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
PVAL vs SDY: how they differ
PVAL and SDY hold 6% of their weight in the same names, and PVAL returned more over the year.
Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, PVAL and SDY hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | PVAL | SDY |
|---|---|---|
| QUALCOMM INC | 2.15% | 1.57% |
| COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) | 2.85% | 1.26% |
| NEXTERA ENERGY INC | 2.00% | 1.08% |
| EXXON MOBIL CORP | 3.66% | 0.93% |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP | 1.85% | 0.47% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 2.96% | 0.36% |
| WALMART INC | 1.39% | 0.29% |
| Only in PVAL | Only in SDY |
|---|---|
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC 6.06% | Verizon Communications Inc 2.15% |
| CITIGROUP INC 4.68% | Realty Income Corp 2.14% |
| ALPHABET INC 3.33% | Kenvue Inc 1.76% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 3.09% | Kimberly-Clark Corp 1.75% |
| SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC 3.08% | AbbVie Inc 1.63% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 2.96% | Texas Instruments Inc 1.56% |
| FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC 2.95% | Target Corp 1.55% |
| HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC 2.87% | Automatic Data Processing Inc 1.54% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 29, 2026.
| PVAL Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF | SDY State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Putnam | State Street |
| What it is | Putnam Focused Large Cap Value | SPDR S&P Dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +28.4% | +11.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +10.8 pts | −6.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.35% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.9% | 84.6% |
| Holdings | 45 | 155 |
PVAL in plain words
PVAL is an index equity fund tracking the Putnam Focused Large Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +28.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for May 29, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 45 positions, with the top ten at 35.6%.
SDY in plain words
SDY is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 85% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 155 positions, with the top ten at 17.1%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, PVAL or SDY?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PVAL returned +28.4% and SDY returned +11.0%, so PVAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- How much do PVAL and SDY overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 95% of PVAL and 85% of SDY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 6% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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