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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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SPYG vs XLY: how they differ

SPYG and XLY hold 8% 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 State Street(R) Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPYG and XLY hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SPYG and XLY both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingSPYGXLY
Amazon.com Inc3.48%22.24%
Tesla Inc2.07%19.66%
Booking Holdings Inc0.39%3.44%
TJX Cos Inc/The0.26%3.93%
McDonald's Corp0.24%4.16%
Marriott International Inc/MD0.23%2.02%
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd0.22%1.97%
O'Reilly Automotive Inc0.21%1.90%
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc0.21%1.87%
DoorDash Inc0.20%1.74%
Carnival Corp Ltd0.10%0.92%
eBay Inc0.10%1.24%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SPYGOnly in XLY
NVIDIA Corp 13.66%Home Depot Inc/The 5.83%
Microsoft Corp 7.81%Lowe's Cos Inc 3.08%
Apple Inc 5.99%Starbucks Corp 2.90%
Alphabet Inc 5.91%General Motors Co 1.73%
Broadcom Inc 5.04%Ford Motor Co 1.35%
Alphabet Inc 4.71%NIKE Inc 1.23%
Micron Technology Inc 3.67%Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc 1.09%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.49%DR Horton Inc 1.07%

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 and XLY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SPYG
State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF
XLY
State Street(R) Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerState StreetState Street
What it isSPDR Portfolio S&P 500 GrowthConsumer discretionary
Total return, 1 year+17.9%−4.1%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+0.4 pts−21.6 pts
Expense ratio0.04%0.08%
Already in the S&P 500100.0%100.0%
Holdings14747

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%.

XLY in plain words

XLY is an index equity fund tracking the Consumer discretionary. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −4.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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 47 positions, with the top ten at 69.2%. It sat 8.9% below its high of Jan 12, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPYG or XLY?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYG returned +17.9% and XLY returned −4.1%, so SPYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPYG or XLY?
SPYG charges 0.04% a year and XLY charges 0.08%, so SPYG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SPYG and XLY overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPYG and 100% of XLY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 8% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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