Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SPYG vs VTV: how they differ
SPYG and VTV hold 20% of their weight in the same names, and VTV returned more over the year.
State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF and Vanguard Value Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SPYG and VTV hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SPYG | VTV |
|---|---|---|
| Micron Technology Inc | 3.67% | 4.89% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc | 2.58% | 2.96% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 1.68% | 3.07% |
| Caterpillar Inc | 1.38% | 1.84% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1.02% | 2.30% |
| RTX Corp | 0.72% | 0.96% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 0.69% | 1.57% |
| AbbVie Inc | 0.58% | 1.67% |
| General Electric Co | 0.57% | 0.73% |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The | 0.55% | 1.07% |
| Philip Morris International Inc | 0.45% | 1.06% |
| Morgan Stanley | 0.43% | 0.93% |
| Only in SPYG | Only in VTV |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 13.66% | Exxon Mobil Corp 2.13% |
| Microsoft Corp 7.81% | Walmart Inc 1.87% |
| Apple Inc 5.99% | UnitedHealth Group Inc 1.42% |
| Alphabet Inc 5.91% | Bank of America Corp 1.37% |
| Broadcom Inc 5.04% | Home Depot Inc/The 1.32% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.71% | Procter & Gamble Co/The 1.28% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 3.49% | Merck & Co Inc 1.19% |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.48% | Chevron Corp 1.18% |
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 | VTV Vanguard Value 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 value |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.9% | +22.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +0.4 pts | +5.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.04% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 98.6% |
| Holdings | 147 | 308 |
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%.
VTV in plain words
VTV is an index equity fund tracking the US value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 308 positions, with the top ten at 23.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SPYG or VTV?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYG returned +17.9% and VTV returned +22.9%, so VTV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SPYG or VTV?
- SPYG charges 0.04% a year and VTV charges 0.03%, so VTV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SPYG and VTV overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPYG and 99% of VTV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 20% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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