Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SPYG vs VGT: how they differ
SPYG and VGT hold 50% of their weight in the same names, and VGT returned more over the year.
State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF and Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SPYG and VGT hold 50% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SPYG | VGT |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 13.66% | 16.85% |
| Microsoft Corp | 7.81% | 9.47% |
| Apple Inc | 5.99% | 14.59% |
| Broadcom Inc | 5.04% | 4.21% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 3.67% | 4.21% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 2.67% | 3.21% |
| Lam Research Corp | 1.53% | 1.56% |
| Applied Materials Inc | 1.62% | 1.40% |
| KLA Corp | 1.11% | 1.00% |
| Sandisk Corp | 0.95% | 0.98% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc | 0.75% | 1.35% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 0.69% | 1.85% |
| Only in SPYG | Only in VGT |
|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc 5.91% | Intel Corp 2.03% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.71% | Texas Instruments Inc 1.11% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 3.49% | QUALCOMM Inc 1.09% |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.48% | Analog Devices Inc 0.82% |
| Eli Lilly & Co 2.67% | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 0.81% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.58% | Western Digital Corp 0.76% |
| Tesla Inc 2.07% | Salesforce Inc 0.70% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.68% | Dell Technologies Inc 0.61% |
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 | VGT Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | Vanguard |
| What it is | SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth | Information technology |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.9% | +35.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +0.4 pts | +17.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.04% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 86.9% |
| Holdings | 147 | 317 |
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%.
VGT in plain words
VGT is an index equity fund tracking the Information technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +35.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 317 positions, with the top ten at 59.5%. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SPYG or VGT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYG returned +17.9% and VGT returned +35.4%, so VGT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SPYG or VGT?
- SPYG charges 0.04% a year and VGT charges 0.09%, so SPYG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SPYG and VGT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPYG and 87% of VGT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 50% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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