Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SPYG vs VTI: how they differ
SPYG and VTI hold 59% 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 Total Stock Market Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SPYG and VTI hold 59% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SPYG | VTI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 13.66% | 6.37% |
| Apple Inc | 5.99% | 5.88% |
| Microsoft Corp | 7.81% | 3.84% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 3.48% | 3.19% |
| Alphabet Inc | 5.91% | 2.90% |
| Broadcom Inc | 5.04% | 2.48% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.71% | 2.29% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 3.67% | 1.80% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.49% | 1.71% |
| Tesla Inc | 2.07% | 1.64% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 2.67% | 1.41% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 2.67% | 1.31% |
| Only in SPYG | Only in VTI |
|---|---|
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 0.39% | Exxon Mobil Corp 0.79% |
| Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd 0.22% | Intel Corp 0.78% |
| Flex Ltd 0.17% | Walmart Inc 0.69% |
| Johnson Controls International plc 0.17% | Costco Wholesale Corp 0.57% |
| Trane Technologies PLC 0.16% | UnitedHealth Group Inc 0.52% |
| TE Connectivity PLC 0.11% | Bank of America Corp 0.50% |
| Carnival Corp Ltd 0.10% | Home Depot Inc/The 0.49% |
| STERIS PLC 0.03% | Procter & Gamble Co/The 0.47% |
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 | VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | Vanguard |
| What it is | SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth | US total market |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.9% | +17.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +0.4 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.04% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 88.3% |
| Holdings | 147 | 3531 |
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%.
VTI in plain words
VTI is an index equity fund tracking the US total market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% 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, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3531 positions, with the top ten at 32.1%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SPYG or VTI?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYG returned +17.9% and VTI returned +17.2%, so SPYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SPYG or VTI?
- SPYG charges 0.04% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SPYG and VTI overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPYG and 88% of VTI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 59% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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