Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SPYG vs VIG: how they differ
SPYG and VIG hold 31% 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 Dividend Appreciation Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SPYG and VIG hold 31% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SPYG | VIG |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | 5.04% | 5.21% |
| Apple Inc | 5.99% | 4.10% |
| Microsoft Corp | 7.81% | 3.99% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 2.67% | 3.36% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 1.68% | 3.61% |
| Lam Research Corp | 1.53% | 1.46% |
| Caterpillar Inc | 1.38% | 1.88% |
| KLA Corp | 1.11% | 1.04% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1.02% | 2.51% |
| Visa Inc | 0.88% | 2.34% |
| Mastercard Inc | 0.78% | 1.86% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 0.69% | 1.64% |
| Only in SPYG | Only in VIG |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 13.66% | Exxon Mobil Corp 2.92% |
| Alphabet Inc 5.91% | Walmart Inc 2.62% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.71% | Costco Wholesale Corp 2.04% |
| Micron Technology Inc 3.67% | Bank of America Corp 1.58% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 3.49% | Procter & Gamble Co/The 1.55% |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.48% | UnitedHealth Group Inc 1.52% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 2.67% | Home Depot Inc/The 1.48% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.58% | Merck & Co Inc 1.23% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
| SPYG State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF | VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | Vanguard |
| What it is | SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth | Dividend growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.9% | +12.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +0.4 pts | −5.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 95.7% |
| Holdings | 147 | 332 |
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%.
VIG in plain words
VIG is an index equity fund tracking the Dividend growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 332 positions, with the top ten at 32.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SPYG or VIG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYG returned +17.9% and VIG returned +12.4%, so SPYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SPYG or VIG?
- SPYG charges 0.04% a year and VIG charges 0.04%, so SPYG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SPYG and VIG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPYG and 96% of VIG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 31% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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