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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYD returned +12.9% and VO returned +12.0%, so SPYD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SPYD or VO?

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

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

By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPYD and 91% of VO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 12% 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 VO: how they differ

SPYD and VO hold 12% 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 Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPYD and VO hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SPYD and VO both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	SPYD	VO
Simon Property Group Inc	1.45%	0.67%
Phillips 66	1.44%	0.66%
Dominion Energy Inc	1.35%	0.58%
Target Corp	1.48%	0.57%
Realty Income Corp	1.21%	0.56%
ONEOK Inc	1.38%	0.53%
Ford Motor Co	1.21%	0.53%
Fifth Third Bancorp	1.28%	0.50%
Public Storage	1.33%	0.49%
Exelon Corp	1.25%	0.46%
Prudential Financial Inc	1.19%	0.36%
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co	1.36%	0.36%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SPYD	Only in VO
Franklin Resources Inc 1.57%	Vertiv Holdings Co 1.23%
CVS Health Corp 1.53%	Western Digital Corp 1.07%
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc 1.53%	Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 1.05%
APA Corp 1.48%	Quanta Services Inc 1.05%
Viatris Inc 1.46%	Howmet Aerospace Inc 1.04%
Kimco Realty Corp 1.46%	Cummins Inc 0.95%
Federal Realty Investment Trust 1.45%	Datadog Inc 0.84%
EOG Resources Inc 1.44%	Bloom Energy Corp 0.79%

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 VO 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	VO Vanguard Mid-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	Mid-Cap
Total return, 1 year	+12.9%	+12.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−4.6 pts	−5.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.03%
Already in the S&P 500	100.0%	91.4%
Holdings	78	282

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.

VO in plain words

VO is an index equity fund tracking the Mid-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.0% 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, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 282 positions, with the top ten at 9.6%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPYD or VO?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYD returned +12.9% and VO returned +12.0%, so SPYD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPYD or VO?: SPYD charges 0.07% a year and VO charges 0.03%, so VO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SPYD and VO overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPYD and 91% of VO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 12% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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