Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SPYG vs URTH: how they differ
SPYG and URTH hold 47% of their weight in the same names.
State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF and iShares MSCI World ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SPYG and URTH hold 47% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SPYG | URTH |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 13.66% | 5.64% |
| Apple Inc | 5.99% | 5.04% |
| Microsoft Corp | 7.81% | 3.50% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 3.48% | 2.86% |
| Alphabet Inc | 5.91% | 2.43% |
| Broadcom Inc | 5.04% | 2.21% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.71% | 2.01% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.49% | 1.51% |
| Tesla Inc | 2.07% | 1.35% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 3.67% | 1.20% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 2.67% | 0.97% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 2.67% | 0.92% |
| Only in SPYG | Only in URTH |
|---|---|
| Sandisk Corp 0.95% | ASML Holding N.V. 0.69% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 0.39% | EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 0.67% |
| Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd 0.22% | INTEL CORPORATION 0.57% |
| Flex Ltd 0.17% | WALMART INC. 0.56% |
| Johnson Controls International plc 0.17% | COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION 0.47% |
| Trane Technologies PLC 0.16% | BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION 0.39% |
| TE Connectivity PLC 0.11% | CHEVRON CORPORATION 0.38% |
| Carnival Corp Ltd 0.10% | UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 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 and May 31, 2026.
| SPYG State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF | URTH iShares MSCI World ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | iShares |
| What it is | SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth | MSCI World |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.9% | +17.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +0.4 pts | −0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.04% | 0.24% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 70.3% |
| Holdings | 147 | 1322 |
SPYG in plain words
SPYG is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% 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 147 positions, with the top ten at 56.4%.
URTH in plain words
URTH is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI World. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 70% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1322 positions, with the top ten at 27.8%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SPYG or URTH?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYG returned +17.9% and URTH returned +17.4%, so SPYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SPYG or URTH?
- SPYG charges 0.04% a year and URTH charges 0.24%, so SPYG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SPYG and URTH overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPYG and 70% of URTH by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 47% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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