Which returned more over the last year, SPHD or SPLG?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPHD returned +8.6% and SPLG returned +17.6%, so SPLG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

ETFIQetfiq.com · independent ETF data

SPHD vs SPLG: how they differ

SPHD and SPLG are both equity index funds, and over the year SPLG returned more, +17.6% against +8.6%.

Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF and S&P 500, book from IVV.

SPHD and SPLG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SPHD Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF	SPLG S&P 500, book from IVV
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Invesco	S&P
What it is	S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility	S&P 500, book from IVV
Total return, 1 year	+8.6%	+17.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−8.9 pts	+0.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.30%	not published
Holdings	49	not filed

SPHD in plain words

SPHD is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +8.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 49 positions, with the top ten at 29.3%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

SPLG in plain words

SPLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. 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.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPHD or SPLG?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPHD returned +8.6% and SPLG returned +17.6%, so SPLG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Other comparisons

Where to next

Where these figures came from

ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure. It is not affiliated with any issuer, and a link is not an endorsement.

SPHD against SPLG, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, SPHD against SPLG, data as of Sep 12, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/SPHD-SPLG Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

A comparison is not a recommendation. Standards and sources