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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SDY returned +11.0% and VBR returned +16.3%, so VBR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SDY or VBR?

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

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

By their latest filed holdings, 85% of SDY and 30% of VBR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 11% 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 VBR: how they differ

SDY and VBR hold 11% of their weight in the same names, and VBR returned more over the year.

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SDY and VBR hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SDY and VBR both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	SDY	VBR
Atmos Energy Corp	0.85%	0.62%
CH Robinson Worldwide Inc	0.65%	0.45%
JB Hunt Transport Services Inc	0.41%	0.47%
Evergy Inc	0.98%	0.41%
Essex Property Trust Inc	0.87%	0.40%
Genuine Parts Co	0.73%	0.35%
Best Buy Co Inc	0.69%	0.33%
Carlisle Cos Inc	0.56%	0.32%
Stanley Black & Decker Inc	0.66%	0.31%
RPM International Inc	0.64%	0.30%
Globe Life Inc	0.47%	0.30%
Assurant Inc	0.62%	0.29%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SDY	Only in VBR
Verizon Communications Inc 2.15%	Jabil Inc 0.87%
Realty Income Corp 2.14%	NRG Energy Inc 0.66%
Kenvue Inc 1.76%	Tapestry Inc 0.64%
Kimberly-Clark Corp 1.75%	Williams-Sonoma Inc 0.59%
AbbVie Inc 1.63%	Moderna Inc 0.54%
QUALCOMM Inc 1.57%	Smurfit Westrock PLC 0.52%
Texas Instruments Inc 1.56%	F5 Inc 0.50%
Target Corp 1.55%	US Foods Holding Corp 0.48%

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 VBR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SDY State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF	VBR Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	SPDR S&P Dividend	Small-Cap Value
Total return, 1 year	+11.0%	+16.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−6.5 pts	−1.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.05%
Already in the S&P 500	84.6%	30.5%
Holdings	155	840

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.

VBR in plain words

VBR is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.3% 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, 30% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 840 positions, with the top ten at 5.9%. It sat 3.8% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SDY or VBR?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SDY returned +11.0% and VBR returned +16.3%, so VBR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SDY or VBR?: SDY charges 0.35% a year and VBR charges 0.05%, so VBR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SDY and VBR overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 85% of SDY and 30% of VBR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 11% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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