Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SDY vs XLG: how they differ
SDY and XLG hold 10% of their weight in the same names, and XLG returned more over the year.
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF and Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SDY and XLG hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SDY | XLG |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie Inc | 1.63% | 1.01% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1.00% | 1.50% |
| Chevron Corp | 1.28% | 0.98% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp | 0.93% | 1.74% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The | 1.26% | 0.92% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The | 1.26% | 0.82% |
| Texas Instruments Inc | 1.56% | 0.69% |
| PepsiCo Inc | 1.33% | 0.58% |
| International Business Machines Corp | 1.27% | 0.58% |
| McDonald's Corp | 0.89% | 0.56% |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 2.15% | 0.55% |
| Caterpillar Inc | 0.47% | 1.12% |
| Only in SDY | Only in XLG |
|---|---|
| Realty Income Corp 2.14% | NVIDIA Corp. 13.10% |
| Kenvue Inc 1.76% | Apple Inc. 10.76% |
| Kimberly-Clark Corp 1.75% | Amazon.com, Inc. 6.99% |
| QUALCOMM Inc 1.57% | Alphabet Inc. 6.05% |
| Target Corp 1.55% | Broadcom Inc. 4.85% |
| Automatic Data Processing Inc 1.54% | Alphabet Inc. 4.82% |
| Edison International 1.45% | Meta Platforms, Inc. 3.61% |
| Sysco Corp 1.41% | Tesla, Inc. 2.90% |
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 | XLG Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | Invesco |
| What it is | SPDR S&P Dividend | S&P 500 top 50 |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.0% | +12.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −6.5 pts | −5.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.20% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.6% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 155 | 51 |
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.
XLG in plain words
XLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 top 50. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 51 positions, with the top ten at 63.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SDY or XLG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SDY returned +11.0% and XLG returned +12.2%, so XLG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SDY or XLG?
- SDY charges 0.35% a year and XLG charges 0.20%, so XLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SDY and XLG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 85% of SDY and 100% of XLG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 10% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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