Which returned more over the last year, SPYD or USFR?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYD returned +12.9% and USFR returned +4.1%, so SPYD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SPYD or USFR?

SPYD charges 0.07% a year and USFR charges 0.15%, so SPYD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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SPYD vs USFR: how they differ

SPYD and USFR hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and SPYD returned more over the year.

State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) High Dividend ETF and WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPYD and USFR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SPYD	Only in USFR
Iron Mountain Inc 1.62%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 28.04%
Franklin Resources Inc 1.57%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 28.01%
CVS Health Corp 1.53%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 28.00%
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc 1.53%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 15.95%
Edison International 1.48%
Target Corp 1.48%
APA Corp 1.48%
Viatris Inc 1.46%

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.

SPYD and USFR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SPYD State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) High Dividend ETF	USFR WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	WisdomTree
What it is	SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend	Floating Rate Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+12.9%	+4.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−4.6 pts	−13.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.15%
Holdings	78	4

SPYD in plain words

SPYD is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 78 positions, with the top ten at 15.1%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

USFR in plain words

USFR is a bond fund tracking the Floating Rate Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPYD or USFR?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYD returned +12.9% and USFR returned +4.1%, so SPYD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPYD or USFR?: SPYD charges 0.07% a year and USFR charges 0.15%, so SPYD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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