Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SPYD vs VONG: how they differ
SPYD and VONG hold 1% 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 Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SPYD and VONG hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SPYD | VONG |
|---|---|---|
| American Tower Corp | 1.10% | 0.26% |
| PepsiCo Inc | 1.11% | 0.08% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co | 1.27% | 0.07% |
| Simon Property Group Inc | 1.45% | 0.04% |
| Kimberly-Clark Corp | 1.32% | 0.04% |
| Public Storage | 1.33% | 0.02% |
| Phillips 66 | 1.44% | 0.01% |
| UDR Inc | 1.27% | 0.00% |
| Only in SPYD | Only in VONG |
|---|---|
| Iron Mountain Inc 1.62% | NVIDIA Corp 13.09% |
| Franklin Resources Inc 1.57% | Apple Inc 11.97% |
| CVS Health Corp 1.53% | Microsoft Corp 8.98% |
| Host Hotels & Resorts Inc 1.53% | Broadcom Inc 5.78% |
| Edison International 1.48% | Amazon.com Inc 5.07% |
| Target Corp 1.48% | Alphabet Inc 3.91% |
| APA Corp 1.48% | Tesla Inc 3.48% |
| Viatris Inc 1.46% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.20% |
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 State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) High Dividend ETF | VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth 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 | Russell 1000 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.9% | +7.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −4.6 pts | −10.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.07% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 95.6% |
| Holdings | 78 | 387 |
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.
VONG in plain words
VONG is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 387 positions, with the top ten at 61.3%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Jun 1, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SPYD or VONG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYD returned +12.9% and VONG returned +7.2%, so SPYD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SPYD or VONG?
- SPYD charges 0.07% a year and VONG charges 0.07%, so SPYD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SPYD and VONG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPYD and 96% of VONG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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