Which returned more over the last year, SDY or VBK?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SDY returned +11.0% and VBK returned +13.8%, so VBK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SDY or VBK?

SDY charges 0.35% a year and VBK charges 0.05%, so VBK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do SDY and VBK overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 85% of SDY and 10% of VBK by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 4% 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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SDY vs VBK: how they differ

SDY and VBK hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and VBK returned more over the year.

State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF and Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SDY and VBK hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SDY and VBK both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	SDY	VBK
RB Global Inc	0.60%	0.61%
Nordson Corp	0.55%	0.45%
Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc	0.54%	0.41%
Graco Inc	0.50%	0.35%
Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc	0.58%	0.35%
Jack Henry & Associates Inc	0.49%	0.28%
Royal Gold Inc	0.25%	0.48%
FactSet Research Systems Inc	0.37%	0.24%
Albemarle Corp	0.26%	0.23%
Texas Pacific Land Corp	0.21%	0.36%
A O Smith Corp	0.34%	0.20%
Erie Indemnity Co	0.29%	0.17%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SDY	Only in VBK
Verizon Communications Inc 2.15%	Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.27%
Realty Income Corp 2.14%	REVOLUTION Medicines Inc 1.07%
Kenvue Inc 1.76%	Astera Labs Inc 1.05%
Kimberly-Clark Corp 1.75%	Natera Inc 1.04%
AbbVie Inc 1.63%	Twilio Inc 0.88%
QUALCOMM Inc 1.57%	Carpenter Technology Corp 0.82%
Texas Instruments Inc 1.56%	Curtiss-Wright Corp 0.79%
Target Corp 1.55%	FTAI Aviation Ltd 0.78%

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.

SDY and VBK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SDY State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF	VBK Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	SPDR S&P Dividend	Small-Cap Growth
Total return, 1 year	+11.0%	+13.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−6.5 pts	−3.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.05%
Already in the S&P 500	84.6%	10.2%
Holdings	155	545

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.

VBK in plain words

VBK is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 10% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 545 positions, with the top ten at 9.3%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Aug 17, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SDY or VBK?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SDY returned +11.0% and VBK returned +13.8%, so VBK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SDY or VBK?: SDY charges 0.35% a year and VBK charges 0.05%, so VBK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SDY and VBK overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 85% of SDY and 10% of VBK by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 4% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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