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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYD returned +12.9% and VB returned +15.2%, so VB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SPYD or VB?

SPYD charges 0.07% a year and VB charges 0.03%, so VB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do SPYD and VB overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPYD and 22% of VB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 5% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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

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SPYD vs VB: how they differ

SPYD and VB hold 5% of their weight in the same names, and VB returned more over the year.

State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) High Dividend ETF and Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPYD and VB hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SPYD and VB both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	SPYD	VB
Omnicom Group Inc	1.11%	0.25%
Evergy Inc	1.35%	0.23%
Essex Property Trust Inc	1.36%	0.23%
Viatris Inc	1.46%	0.23%
Invitation Homes Inc	1.32%	0.22%
Kimco Realty Corp	1.46%	0.21%
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc	1.53%	0.20%
Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc	1.24%	0.20%
Best Buy Co Inc	1.37%	0.18%
Healthpeak Properties Inc	1.44%	0.18%
Regency Centers Corp	1.35%	0.18%
Stanley Black & Decker Inc	1.35%	0.18%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SPYD	Only in VB
Iron Mountain Inc 1.62%	Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 0.55%
CVS Health Corp 1.53%	Jabil Inc 0.49%
Edison International 1.48%	REVOLUTION Medicines Inc 0.46%
Target Corp 1.48%	Astera Labs Inc 0.45%
Simon Property Group Inc 1.45%	Natera Inc 0.45%
EOG Resources Inc 1.44%	EMCOR Group Inc 0.45%
Phillips 66 1.44%	Twilio Inc 0.38%
Principal Financial Group Inc 1.42%	NRG Energy Inc 0.38%

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.

SPYD and VB 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	VB Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend	Small-Cap
Total return, 1 year	+12.9%	+15.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−4.6 pts	−2.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.03%
Already in the S&P 500	100.0%	21.7%
Holdings	78	1311

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.

VB in plain words

VB is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +15.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1311 positions, with the top ten at 4.3%. 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, SPYD or VB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYD returned +12.9% and VB returned +15.2%, so VB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPYD or VB?: SPYD charges 0.07% a year and VB charges 0.03%, so VB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SPYD and VB overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPYD and 22% of VB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 5% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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