Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SDY vs VUG: how they differ
SDY and VUG hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and VUG returned more over the year.
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF and Vanguard Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SDY and VUG hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SDY | VUG |
|---|---|---|
| McDonald's Corp | 0.89% | 0.54% |
| Texas Instruments Inc | 1.56% | 0.39% |
| Microsoft Corp | 0.36% | 7.62% |
| Ecolab Inc | 0.47% | 0.21% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp | 0.20% | 1.16% |
| WW Grainger Inc | 0.40% | 0.19% |
| Cintas Corp | 0.43% | 0.18% |
| Fastenal Co | 0.91% | 0.17% |
| Sherwin-Williams Co/The | 0.43% | 0.13% |
| Realty Income Corp | 2.14% | 0.10% |
| West Pharmaceutical Services Inc | 0.19% | 0.09% |
| Texas Pacific Land Corp | 0.21% | 0.06% |
| Only in SDY | Only in VUG |
|---|---|
| Verizon Communications Inc 2.15% | NVIDIA Corp 12.63% |
| Kenvue Inc 1.76% | Apple Inc 11.67% |
| Kimberly-Clark Corp 1.75% | Alphabet Inc 5.76% |
| AbbVie Inc 1.63% | Alphabet Inc 4.54% |
| QUALCOMM Inc 1.57% | Amazon.com Inc 4.47% |
| Target Corp 1.55% | Broadcom Inc 4.29% |
| Automatic Data Processing Inc 1.54% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.41% |
| Edison International 1.45% | Tesla Inc 3.27% |
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 State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF | VUG Vanguard Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | Vanguard |
| What it is | SPDR S&P Dividend | US growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.0% | +12.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −6.5 pts | −4.6 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.6% | 97.4% |
| Holdings | 155 | 147 |
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.
VUG in plain words
VUG is an index equity fund tracking the US growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 147 positions, with the top ten at 60.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SDY or VUG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SDY returned +11.0% and VUG returned +12.9%, so VUG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SDY or VUG?
- SDY charges 0.35% a year and VUG charges 0.03%, so VUG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SDY and VUG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 85% of SDY and 97% of VUG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 3% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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