Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
RSP vs SPYD: how they differ
RSP and SPYD hold 15% of their weight in the same names, and RSP returned more over the year.
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight 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, RSP and SPYD hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | RSP | SPYD |
|---|---|---|
| Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 0.24% | 1.39% |
| APA Corp. | 0.24% | 1.48% |
| Franklin Resources, Inc. | 0.23% | 1.57% |
| Dow Inc. | 0.23% | 1.16% |
| Iron Mountain Inc. | 0.23% | 1.62% |
| T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 0.22% | 1.29% |
| Principal Financial Group, Inc. | 0.22% | 1.42% |
| Invitation Homes Inc. | 0.22% | 1.32% |
| Fifth Third Bancorp | 0.22% | 1.28% |
| HP Inc. | 0.22% | 1.35% |
| Truist Financial Corp. | 0.22% | 1.20% |
| KeyCorp | 0.22% | 1.28% |
| Only in RSP | Only in SPYD |
|---|---|
| Intel Corp. 0.38% | Smurfit Westrock PLC 1.33% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 0.34% | Amcor PLC 1.23% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 0.33% | LyondellBasell Industries NV 1.22% |
| ON Semiconductor Corp. 0.33% | |
| Sandisk Corp. 0.32% | |
| Western Digital Corp. 0.31% | |
| Ciena Corp. 0.30% | |
| Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 0.29% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
| RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight 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 | Invesco | State Street |
| What it is | S&P 500 equal weight | SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.8% | +12.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −2.7 pts | −4.6 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.20% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 99.1% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 503 | 78 |
RSP in plain words
RSP is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 equal weight. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 503 positions, with the top ten at 3.2%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 14, 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, RSP or SPYD?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RSP returned +14.8% and SPYD returned +12.9%, so RSP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, RSP or SPYD?
- RSP charges 0.20% a year and SPYD charges 0.07%, so SPYD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do RSP and SPYD overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 99% of RSP and 100% of SPYD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 15% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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