Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SPHQ vs VXF: how they differ
SPHQ and VXF hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and SPHQ returned more over the year.
Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF and Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SPHQ and VXF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SPHQ | VXF |
|---|---|---|
| Pool Corp. | 0.08% | 0.08% |
| Only in SPHQ | Only in VXF |
|---|---|
| Costco Wholesale Corp. 4.82% | Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.19% |
| Visa Inc. 4.69% | Snowflake Inc 1.03% |
| Apple Inc. 4.51% | Bloom Energy Corp 0.93% |
| Mastercard Inc. 4.32% | Cloudflare Inc 0.92% |
| General Electric Co. 4.16% | Astera Labs Inc 0.76% |
| Lam Research Corp. 4.10% | Rocket Lab Corp 0.61% |
| Caterpillar Inc. 3.78% | Cheniere Energy Inc 0.59% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.54% | Ferguson Enterprises Inc 0.54% |
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.
| SPHQ Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF | VXF Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Invesco | Vanguard |
| What it is | S&P 500 Quality | Extended Market |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.4% | +14.1% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.1 pts | −3.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 99.9% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 99 | 3365 |
SPHQ in plain words
SPHQ is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Quality. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% 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 99 positions, with the top ten at 40.7%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jun 30, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
VXF in plain words
VXF is an index equity fund tracking the Extended Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3365 positions, with the top ten at 7.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SPHQ or VXF?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPHQ returned +17.4% and VXF returned +14.1%, so SPHQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SPHQ or VXF?
- SPHQ charges 0.15% a year and VXF charges 0.05%, so VXF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SPHQ and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPHQ and 0% of VXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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