Which returned more over the last year, SPYG or VHT?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYG returned +17.9% and VHT returned +21.6%, so VHT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SPYG or VHT?

SPYG charges 0.04% a year and VHT charges 0.09%, so SPYG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do SPYG and VHT overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPYG and 86% of VHT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 6% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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

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SPYG vs VHT: how they differ

SPYG and VHT hold 6% of their weight in the same names, and VHT returned more over the year.

State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF and Vanguard Health Care Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPYG and VHT hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SPYG and VHT both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	SPYG	VHT
Eli Lilly & Co	2.67%	14.07%
Johnson & Johnson	1.02%	8.48%
AbbVie Inc	0.58%	6.10%
Intuitive Surgical Inc	0.40%	2.39%
Amgen Inc	0.38%	2.87%
Gilead Sciences Inc	0.24%	2.64%
HCA Healthcare Inc	0.17%	0.96%
Stryker Corp	0.13%	1.66%
Boston Scientific Corp	0.12%	1.14%
IDEXX Laboratories Inc	0.12%	0.71%
Edwards Lifesciences Corp	0.07%	0.80%
Incyte Corp	0.05%	0.26%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SPYG	Only in VHT
NVIDIA Corp 13.66%	UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.46%
Microsoft Corp 7.81%	Merck & Co Inc 4.67%
Apple Inc 5.99%	Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 2.93%
Alphabet Inc 5.91%	Abbott Laboratories 2.36%
Broadcom Inc 5.04%	Pfizer Inc 2.36%
Alphabet Inc 4.71%	Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 1.84%
Micron Technology Inc 3.67%	Danaher Corp 1.84%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.49%	CVS Health Corp 1.83%

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 and VHT 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	VHT Vanguard Health Care Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth	Health Care
Total return, 1 year	+17.9%	+21.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+0.4 pts	+4.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.09%
Already in the S&P 500	100.0%	85.6%
Holdings	147	401

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%.

VHT in plain words

VHT is an index equity fund tracking the Health Care. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.6% 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, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 401 positions, with the top ten at 52.0%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPYG or VHT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYG returned +17.9% and VHT returned +21.6%, so VHT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPYG or VHT?: SPYG charges 0.04% a year and VHT charges 0.09%, so SPYG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SPYG and VHT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPYG and 86% of VHT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 6% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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