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

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SPHD vs VOO: how they differ

SPHD and VOO hold 5% of their weight in the same names, and VOO returned more over the year.

Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF and Vanguard 500 Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPHD and VOO hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SPHD and VOO both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingSPHDVOO
Exxon Mobil Corp.1.55%0.88%
Chevron Corp.2.10%0.48%
Verizon Communications Inc.3.49%0.28%
AT&T Inc.2.02%0.22%
Pfizer Inc.2.99%0.21%
Altria Group, Inc.3.45%0.19%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.2.08%0.18%
Duke Energy Corp.1.59%0.15%
U.S. Bancorp1.62%0.15%
Williams Cos., Inc. (The)1.61%0.14%
Comcast Corp.1.60%0.14%
EOG Resources, Inc.1.99%0.11%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SPHDOnly in VOO
Amcor PLC 2.41%NVIDIA Corp 7.53%
Campbell's Co. (The) 1.93%Apple Inc 6.61%
Microsoft Corp 4.31%
Amazon.com Inc 3.63%
Alphabet Inc 3.26%
Broadcom Inc 2.78%
Alphabet Inc 2.60%
Micron Technology Inc 2.02%

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.

SPHD and VOO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SPHD
Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF
VOO
Vanguard 500 Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerInvescoVanguard
What it isS&P 500 High Dividend Low VolatilityS&P 500
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 ratio0.30%0.03%
Already in the S&P 50095.7%100.0%
Holdings49506

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.

VOO in plain words

VOO 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. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 506 positions, with the top ten at 36.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPHD or VOO?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPHD returned +8.6% and VOO returned +17.6%, so VOO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPHD or VOO?
SPHD charges 0.30% a year and VOO charges 0.03%, so VOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SPHD and VOO overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 96% of SPHD and 100% of VOO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 5% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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