Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SPYG vs VLUE: how they differ
SPYG and VLUE hold 7% of their weight in the same names, and VLUE returned more over the year.
State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF and iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SPYG and VLUE hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SPYG | VLUE |
|---|---|---|
| Micron Technology Inc | 3.67% | 11.63% |
| Applied Materials Inc | 1.62% | 3.67% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 0.69% | 4.97% |
| Newmont Corp | 0.28% | 0.64% |
| United Rentals Inc | 0.11% | 0.69% |
| Simon Property Group Inc | 0.08% | 0.62% |
| Expedia Group Inc | 0.08% | 0.51% |
| First Solar Inc | 0.07% | 0.47% |
| Jabil Inc | 0.07% | 0.57% |
| Fox Corp | 0.02% | 0.15% |
| Fox Corp | 0.01% | 0.10% |
| Only in SPYG | Only in VLUE |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 13.66% | INTEL CORPORATION 9.29% |
| Microsoft Corp 7.81% | GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY 3.16% |
| Apple Inc 5.99% | VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 2.66% |
| Alphabet Inc 5.91% | AT&T INC. 2.53% |
| Broadcom Inc 5.04% | CITIGROUP INC. 1.94% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.71% | WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION 1.89% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 3.49% | BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION 1.88% |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.48% | QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 1.80% |
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 | VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | iShares |
| What it is | SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth | MSCI USA Value Factor |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.9% | +69.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +0.4 pts | +51.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.04% | 0.15% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 96.9% |
| Holdings | 147 | 148 |
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%.
VLUE in plain words
VLUE is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +69.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 43.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SPYG or VLUE?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYG returned +17.9% and VLUE returned +69.4%, so VLUE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SPYG or VLUE?
- SPYG charges 0.04% a year and VLUE charges 0.15%, so SPYG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SPYG and VLUE overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPYG and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 7% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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