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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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SPYG vs VBK: how they differ

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

State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF and Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPYG and VBK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SPYG and VBK both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingSPYGVBK
EMCOR Group Inc0.10%0.52%
Casey's General Stores Inc0.08%0.83%
First Solar Inc0.07%0.34%
Incyte Corp0.05%0.54%
Ralph Lauren Corp0.04%0.20%
EchoStar Corp0.04%0.19%
TKO Group Holdings Inc0.04%0.17%
Insulet Corp0.03%0.30%
Wynn Resorts Ltd0.02%0.20%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SPYGOnly in VBK
NVIDIA Corp 13.66%Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.27%
Microsoft Corp 7.81%REVOLUTION Medicines Inc 1.07%
Apple Inc 5.99%Astera Labs Inc 1.05%
Alphabet Inc 5.91%Natera Inc 1.04%
Broadcom Inc 5.04%Twilio Inc 0.88%
Alphabet Inc 4.71%Carpenter Technology Corp 0.82%
Micron Technology Inc 3.67%Curtiss-Wright Corp 0.79%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.49%FTAI Aviation Ltd 0.78%

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.

SPYG and VBK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SPYG
State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF
VBK
Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerState StreetVanguard
What it isSPDR Portfolio S&P 500 GrowthSmall-Cap Growth
Total return, 1 year+17.9%+13.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+0.4 pts−3.7 pts
Expense ratio0.04%0.05%
Already in the S&P 500100.0%10.2%
Holdings147545

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%.

VBK in plain words

VBK is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 10% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 545 positions, with the top ten at 9.3%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Aug 17, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPYG or VBK?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYG returned +17.9% and VBK returned +13.8%, so SPYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPYG or VBK?
SPYG charges 0.04% a year and VBK charges 0.05%, so SPYG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SPYG and VBK overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPYG and 10% of VBK 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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