Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SCHG vs SPYG: how they differ
SCHG and SPYG hold 67% of their weight in the same names, and SPYG returned more over the year.
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth 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, SCHG and SPYG hold 67% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SCHG | SPYG |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 11.02% | 13.66% |
| Microsoft Corp | 7.18% | 7.81% |
| Apple Inc | 9.84% | 5.99% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.76% | 5.91% |
| Broadcom Inc | 4.55% | 5.04% |
| Alphabet Inc | 3.78% | 4.71% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 5.68% | 3.48% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.46% | 3.49% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 3.06% | 2.67% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 2.94% | 2.67% |
| Tesla Inc | 3.92% | 2.07% |
| GE Vernova Inc | 0.91% | 0.89% |
| Only in SCHG | Only in SPYG |
|---|---|
| Costco Wholesale Corp 1.48% | Micron Technology Inc 3.67% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc 1.20% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.58% |
| Linde PLC 0.81% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.68% |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 0.65% | Applied Materials Inc 1.62% |
| Walt Disney Co/The 0.63% | Lam Research Corp 1.53% |
| Salesforce Inc 0.62% | Caterpillar Inc 1.38% |
| Blackrock Inc 0.53% | Johnson & Johnson 1.02% |
| Danaher Corp 0.40% | Sandisk Corp 0.95% |
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.
| SCHG Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF | SPYG State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Schwab | State Street |
| What it is | U.S. Large-Cap Growth | SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.7% | +17.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −4.8 pts | +0.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.4% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 193 | 147 |
SCHG in plain words
SCHG is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Large-Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.7% 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 May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 193 positions, with the top ten at 57.2%.
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. 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, SCHG or SPYG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHG returned +12.7% and SPYG returned +17.9%, so SPYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SCHG or SPYG?
- SCHG charges 0.04% a year and SPYG charges 0.04%, so SCHG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SCHG and SPYG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 95% of SCHG and 100% of SPYG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 67% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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