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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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SPMO vs SPY: how they differ

SPMO and SPY hold 38% of their weight in the same names, and SPMO returned more over the year.

Invesco S&P 500 Momentum ETF and SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPMO and SPY hold 38% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SPMO and SPY both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingSPMOSPY
NVIDIA Corp.8.46%7.52%
Alphabet Inc.4.81%3.25%
Broadcom Inc.7.58%2.77%
Alphabet Inc.3.81%2.59%
Micron Technology, Inc.10.72%2.02%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.4.14%1.47%
Intel Corp.2.95%1.02%
Johnson & Johnson3.85%0.95%
Applied Materials, Inc.1.77%0.89%
Exxon Mobil Corp.2.78%0.88%
Lam Research Corp.3.54%0.84%
Caterpillar Inc.2.60%0.76%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SPMOOnly in SPY
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 1.88%Apple, Inc. 6.59%
Johnson Controls International PLC 0.42%Microsoft Corp. 4.30%
TE Connectivity PLC 0.31%Amazon.com, Inc. 3.62%
Bunge Global S.A. 0.08%Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.92%
Invesco Ltd. 0.05%Tesla, Inc. 1.84%
Eli Lilly & Co. 1.47%
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 1.42%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.36%

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.

SPMO and SPY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SPMO
Invesco S&P 500 Momentum ETF
SPY
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerInvescoState Street
What it isS&P 500 MomentumS&P 500, book from IVV
Total return, 1 year+24.5%+17.5%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+7.0 pts0.0 pts
Expense ratio0.13%0.09%
Already in the S&P 500100.0%100.0%
Holdings99504

SPMO in plain words

SPMO is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Momentum. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +24.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.13% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 52.6%. It sat 8.3% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

SPY in plain words

SPY is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% 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 504 positions, with the top ten at 36.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPMO or SPY?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPMO returned +24.5% and SPY returned +17.5%, so SPMO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPMO or SPY?
SPMO charges 0.13% a year and SPY charges 0.09%, so SPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SPMO and SPY overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPMO and 100% of SPY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 38% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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