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

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SPYD vs VTWO: how they differ

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

State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) High Dividend ETF and Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPYD and VTWO 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 SPYDOnly in VTWO
Iron Mountain Inc 1.62%Bloom Energy Corp 1.83%
Franklin Resources Inc 1.57%Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.12%
CVS Health Corp 1.53%Sterling Infrastructure Inc 0.76%
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc 1.53%Fabrinet 0.69%
Edison International 1.48%Nextpower Inc 0.67%
Target Corp 1.48%IonQ Inc 0.63%
APA Corp 1.48%Coeur Mining Inc 0.58%
Viatris Inc 1.46%TTM Technologies Inc 0.52%

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 VTWO 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
VTWO
Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerState StreetVanguard
What it isSPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High DividendRussell 2000
Total return, 1 year+12.9%+21.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−4.6 pts+3.9 pts
Expense ratio0.07%0.07%
Already in the S&P 500100.0%0.5%
Holdings781951

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.

VTWO in plain words

VTWO is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 2000. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.4% 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, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1951 positions, with the top ten at 7.8%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPYD or VTWO?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYD returned +12.9% and VTWO returned +21.4%, so VTWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPYD or VTWO?
SPYD charges 0.07% a year and VTWO charges 0.07%, so SPYD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SPYD and VTWO overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPYD and 0% of VTWO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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