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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYD returned +12.9% and VLUE returned +69.4%, so VLUE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SPYD or VLUE?

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

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

By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPYD and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 17% 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 VLUE: how they differ

SPYD and VLUE hold 17% of their weight in the same names, and VLUE returned more over the year.

State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) High Dividend ETF and iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPYD and VLUE hold 17% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SPYD and VLUE both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	SPYD	VLUE
Verizon Communications Inc	1.30%	2.66%
Ford Motor Co	1.21%	1.50%
Pfizer Inc	1.12%	1.49%
CVS Health Corp	1.53%	1.11%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co	1.27%	1.08%
AT&T Inc	1.06%	2.53%
Comcast Corp	1.02%	1.50%
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co	1.36%	0.88%
United Parcel Service Inc	1.19%	0.83%
EOG Resources Inc	1.44%	0.66%
Kraft Heinz Co/The	1.27%	0.66%
Simon Property Group Inc	1.45%	0.62%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SPYD	Only in VLUE
Iron Mountain Inc 1.62%	MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 11.63%
Franklin Resources Inc 1.57%	INTEL CORPORATION 9.29%
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc 1.53%	CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 4.97%
APA Corp 1.48%	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 3.67%
Viatris Inc 1.46%	GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY 3.16%
Kimco Realty Corp 1.46%	CITIGROUP INC. 1.94%
Federal Realty Investment Trust 1.45%	WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION 1.89%
Healthpeak Properties Inc 1.44%	BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION 1.88%

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.

SPYD and VLUE 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	VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	iShares
What it is	SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend	MSCI USA Value Factor
Total return, 1 year	+12.9%	+69.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−4.6 pts	+51.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.15%
Already in the S&P 500	100.0%	96.9%
Holdings	78	148

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.

VLUE in plain words

VLUE is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +69.4% 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. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 43.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPYD or VLUE?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYD returned +12.9% and VLUE returned +69.4%, so VLUE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPYD or VLUE?: SPYD charges 0.07% a year and VLUE charges 0.15%, so SPYD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SPYD and VLUE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPYD and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 17% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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