Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SDY vs VOOG: how they differ
SDY and VOOG hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and VOOG returned more over the year.
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF and Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SDY and VOOG hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SDY | VOOG |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson | 1.00% | 0.89% |
| AbbVie Inc | 1.63% | 0.49% |
| Caterpillar Inc | 0.47% | 1.14% |
| International Business Machines Corp | 1.27% | 0.40% |
| Microsoft Corp | 0.36% | 9.31% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The | 1.26% | 0.36% |
| McDonald's Corp | 0.89% | 0.24% |
| Cummins Inc | 0.69% | 0.17% |
| S&P Global Inc | 0.35% | 0.16% |
| General Dynamics Corp | 0.84% | 0.13% |
| Casey's General Stores Inc | 0.13% | 0.08% |
| Cincinnati Financial Corp | 1.11% | 0.04% |
| Only in SDY | Only in VOOG |
|---|---|
| Verizon Communications Inc 2.15% | NVIDIA Corp 14.29% |
| Realty Income Corp 2.14% | Apple Inc 6.38% |
| Kenvue Inc 1.76% | Alphabet Inc 6.17% |
| Kimberly-Clark Corp 1.75% | Broadcom Inc 5.90% |
| QUALCOMM Inc 1.57% | Alphabet Inc 4.90% |
| Texas Instruments Inc 1.56% | Amazon.com Inc 3.90% |
| Target Corp 1.55% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.85% |
| Automatic Data Processing Inc 1.54% | Micron Technology Inc 3.04% |
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.
| SDY State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF | VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | Vanguard |
| What it is | SPDR S&P Dividend | S&P 500 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.0% | +17.8% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −6.5 pts | +0.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.6% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 155 | 146 |
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.
VOOG in plain words
VOOG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.8% 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 May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 146 positions, with the top ten at 60.2%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SDY or VOOG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SDY returned +11.0% and VOOG returned +17.8%, so VOOG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SDY or VOOG?
- SDY charges 0.35% a year and VOOG charges 0.05%, so VOOG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SDY and VOOG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 85% of SDY and 100% of VOOG 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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