Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SDY vs VYM: how they differ
SDY and VYM hold 26% of their weight in the same names, and VYM returned more over the year.
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SDY and VYM hold 26% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SDY | VYM |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie Inc | 1.63% | 1.57% |
| Chevron Corp | 1.28% | 1.51% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The | 1.26% | 1.28% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The | 1.26% | 1.45% |
| Texas Instruments Inc | 1.56% | 1.07% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1.00% | 2.31% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp | 0.93% | 2.73% |
| PepsiCo Inc | 1.33% | 0.91% |
| International Business Machines Corp | 1.27% | 0.90% |
| McDonald's Corp | 0.89% | 0.88% |
| NextEra Energy Inc | 1.08% | 0.85% |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 2.15% | 0.85% |
| Only in SDY | Only in VYM |
|---|---|
| Realty Income Corp 2.14% | Broadcom Inc 8.07% |
| Medtronic PLC 1.30% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.36% |
| Amcor PLC 0.93% | Cisco Systems Inc 1.52% |
| Accenture PLC 0.88% | Bank of America Corp 1.45% |
| Essex Property Trust Inc 0.87% | UnitedHealth Group Inc 1.41% |
| CSX Corp 0.62% | Home Depot Inc/The 1.37% |
| RB Global Inc 0.60% | Oracle Corp 1.14% |
| Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc 0.58% | Merck & Co Inc 1.14% |
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 | VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | Vanguard |
| What it is | SPDR S&P Dividend | US high dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.0% | +17.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −6.5 pts | +0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.6% | 92.2% |
| Holdings | 155 | 608 |
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.
VYM in plain words
VYM is an index equity fund tracking the US high dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 608 positions, with the top ten at 25.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SDY or VYM?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SDY returned +11.0% and VYM returned +17.6%, so VYM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SDY or VYM?
- SDY charges 0.35% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VYM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SDY and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 85% of SDY and 92% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 26% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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