Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SPY vs VT: how they differ
SPY and VT hold 53% of their weight in the same names, and VT returned more over the year.
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust and Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SPY and VT hold 53% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SPY | VT |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 7.52% | 4.22% |
| Apple, Inc. | 6.59% | 3.53% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 4.30% | 2.73% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 3.62% | 2.29% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 3.25% | 2.04% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.77% | 1.74% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 2.59% | 1.61% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 1.92% | 1.21% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 1.84% | 0.97% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1.36% | 0.72% |
| Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. | 1.42% | 0.69% |
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 1.47% | 0.68% |
| Only in SPY | Only in VT |
|---|---|
| Linde plc 0.37% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 1.52% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings plc 0.34% | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 0.64% |
| Eaton Corp. plc 0.26% | ASML Holding NV 0.51% |
| Chubb Ltd. 0.19% | SK hynix Inc 0.44% |
| Trane Technologies plc 0.17% | Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.34% |
| Medtronic plc 0.16% | HSBC Holdings PLC 0.28% |
| Johnson Controls International plc 0.14% | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.27% |
| Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. 0.12% | AstraZeneca PLC 0.26% |
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.
| SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | VT Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | Vanguard |
| What it is | S&P 500, book from IVV | Total World Stock |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | +18.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | 0.0 pts | +1.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.06% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 55.2% |
| Holdings | 504 | 10042 |
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%.
VT in plain words
VT is an index equity fund tracking the Total World Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10042 positions, with the top ten at 21.9%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SPY or VT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPY returned +17.5% and VT returned +18.9%, so VT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SPY or VT?
- SPY charges 0.09% a year and VT charges 0.06%, so VT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SPY and VT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPY and 55% of VT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 53% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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