Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SPY vs VYM
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SPY and VYM hold 32% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SPY | VYM |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.77% | 8.07% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1.36% | 3.36% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.95% | 2.31% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. | 0.88% | 2.73% |
| Caterpillar, Inc. | 0.76% | 1.73% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 0.72% | 1.52% |
| AbbVie, Inc. | 0.69% | 1.57% |
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 0.59% | 1.41% |
| Bank of America Corp. | 0.58% | 1.45% |
| Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 0.55% | 1.37% |
| Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 0.53% | 1.45% |
| Merck & Co., Inc. | 0.49% | 1.14% |
| Only in SPY | Only in VYM |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. 7.52% | Linde PLC 0.98% |
| Apple, Inc. 6.59% | Eaton Corp PLC 0.71% |
| Microsoft Corp. 4.30% | Honeywell International Inc 0.57% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 3.62% | Chubb Ltd 0.50% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 3.25% | Accenture PLC 0.46% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 2.59% | Medtronic PLC 0.43% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 2.02% | Johnson Controls International plc 0.37% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.92% | CRH PLC 0.33% |
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 as filed for Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
| SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core fund | Core fund |
| Issuer | State Street | Vanguard |
| What it is | S&P 500, book from IVV | US high dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +20.0% | +20.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +20.0% | +20.0% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +0.0 pts | +0.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 92.2% |
| Holdings | 504 | 608 |
SPY in plain words
SPY is a index equity fund tracking S&P 500, book from IVV. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +20.0% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. 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%.
VYM in plain words
VYM is a index equity fund tracking US high dividend. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +20.9% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 608 positions, with the top ten at 25.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SPY or VYM?
- In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPY returned +20.0% and VYM returned +20.9%, so VYM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- How much do SPY and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPY and 92% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 32% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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