Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SPYG vs VUG: how they differ
SPYG and VUG hold 77% 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 Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SPYG and VUG hold 77% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SPYG | VUG |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 13.66% | 12.63% |
| Microsoft Corp | 7.81% | 7.62% |
| Apple Inc | 5.99% | 11.67% |
| Alphabet Inc | 5.91% | 5.76% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.71% | 4.54% |
| Broadcom Inc | 5.04% | 4.29% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 3.48% | 4.47% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.49% | 3.41% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 2.67% | 2.81% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 2.67% | 2.62% |
| Tesla Inc | 2.07% | 3.27% |
| Applied Materials Inc | 1.62% | 1.60% |
| Only in SPYG | Only in VUG |
|---|---|
| Micron Technology Inc 3.67% | Costco Wholesale Corp 1.16% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.58% | Intel Corp 0.79% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.68% | Western Digital Corp 0.62% |
| Caterpillar Inc 1.38% | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 0.61% |
| Johnson & Johnson 1.02% | Texas Instruments Inc 0.39% |
| RTX Corp 0.72% | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc 0.36% |
| Cisco Systems Inc 0.69% | Starbucks Corp 0.34% |
| AbbVie Inc 0.58% | Equinix Inc 0.30% |
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 | VUG Vanguard Growth 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 growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.9% | +12.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +0.4 pts | −4.6 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.04% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 97.4% |
| Holdings | 147 | 147 |
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%.
VUG in plain words
VUG is an index equity fund tracking the US growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.9% 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, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 147 positions, with the top ten at 60.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SPYG or VUG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYG returned +17.9% and VUG returned +12.9%, so SPYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SPYG or VUG?
- SPYG charges 0.04% a year and VUG charges 0.03%, so VUG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SPYG and VUG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPYG and 97% of VUG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 77% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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