Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SPYG vs VO: how they differ
SPYG and VO hold 6% 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 Mid-Cap Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SPYG and VO hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SPYG | VO |
|---|---|---|
| Vertiv Holdings Co | 0.36% | 1.23% |
| Quanta Services Inc | 0.30% | 1.05% |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc | 0.30% | 1.04% |
| Newmont Corp | 0.28% | 0.48% |
| Datadog Inc | 0.24% | 0.84% |
| Robinhood Markets Inc | 0.22% | 0.77% |
| Coherent Corp | 0.22% | 0.75% |
| Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc | 0.21% | 0.36% |
| TransDigm Group Inc | 0.21% | 0.72% |
| DoorDash Inc | 0.20% | 0.66% |
| Comfort Systems USA Inc | 0.20% | 0.68% |
| Ciena Corp | 0.20% | 0.67% |
| Only in SPYG | Only in VO |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 13.66% | Western Digital Corp 1.07% |
| Microsoft Corp 7.81% | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 1.05% |
| Apple Inc 5.99% | Bloom Energy Corp 0.79% |
| Alphabet Inc 5.91% | Cloudflare Inc 0.76% |
| Broadcom Inc 5.04% | Valero Energy Corp 0.75% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.71% | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd 0.74% |
| Micron Technology Inc 3.67% | Marathon Petroleum Corp 0.72% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 3.49% | CRH PLC 0.69% |
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.
| SPYG State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF | VO Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | Vanguard |
| What it is | SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth | Mid-Cap |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.9% | +12.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +0.4 pts | −5.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.04% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 91.4% |
| Holdings | 147 | 282 |
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%.
VO in plain words
VO is an index equity fund tracking the Mid-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 282 positions, with the top ten at 9.6%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SPYG or VO?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYG returned +17.9% and VO returned +12.0%, so SPYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SPYG or VO?
- SPYG charges 0.04% a year and VO charges 0.03%, so VO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SPYG and VO overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPYG and 91% of VO 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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