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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 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.

Positions SPYG and VIG both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingSPYGVIG
Broadcom Inc5.04%5.21%
Apple Inc5.99%4.10%
Microsoft Corp7.81%3.99%
Eli Lilly & Co2.67%3.36%
JPMorgan Chase & Co1.68%3.61%
Lam Research Corp1.53%1.46%
Caterpillar Inc1.38%1.88%
KLA Corp1.11%1.04%
Johnson & Johnson1.02%2.51%
Visa Inc0.88%2.34%
Mastercard Inc0.78%1.86%
Cisco Systems Inc0.69%1.64%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SPYGOnly 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 and VIG 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
VIG
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerState StreetVanguard
What it isSPDR Portfolio S&P 500 GrowthDividend 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 ratio0.04%0.04%
Already in the S&P 500100.0%95.7%
Holdings147332

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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