Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SDY vs VLUE: how they differ
SDY and VLUE hold 9% of their weight in the same names, and VLUE returned more over the year.
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF and iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SDY and VLUE hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SDY | VLUE |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Communications Inc | 2.15% | 2.66% |
| QUALCOMM Inc | 1.57% | 1.80% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co | 1.30% | 0.88% |
| CSX Corp | 0.62% | 0.64% |
| Target Corp | 1.55% | 0.61% |
| L3Harris Technologies Inc | 0.52% | 0.59% |
| Nucor Corp | 0.59% | 0.38% |
| Realty Income Corp | 2.14% | 0.36% |
| Edison International | 1.45% | 0.30% |
| Roper Technologies Inc | 0.40% | 0.21% |
| Best Buy Co Inc | 0.69% | 0.21% |
| Eversource Energy | 1.35% | 0.19% |
| Only in SDY | Only in VLUE |
|---|---|
| Kenvue Inc 1.76% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 11.63% |
| Kimberly-Clark Corp 1.75% | INTEL CORPORATION 9.29% |
| AbbVie Inc 1.63% | CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 4.97% |
| Texas Instruments Inc 1.56% | APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 3.67% |
| Automatic Data Processing Inc 1.54% | GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY 3.16% |
| Sysco Corp 1.41% | AT&T INC. 2.53% |
| WEC Energy Group Inc 1.41% | CITIGROUP INC. 1.94% |
| PepsiCo Inc 1.33% | WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION 1.89% |
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.
| SDY State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF | VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | iShares |
| What it is | SPDR S&P Dividend | MSCI USA Value Factor |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.0% | +69.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −6.5 pts | +51.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.15% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.6% | 96.9% |
| Holdings | 155 | 148 |
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.
VLUE in plain words
VLUE is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +69.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 43.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SDY or VLUE?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SDY returned +11.0% and VLUE returned +69.4%, so VLUE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SDY or VLUE?
- SDY charges 0.35% a year and VLUE charges 0.15%, so VLUE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SDY and VLUE overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 85% of SDY and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 9% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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