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BOXX vs SPYG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BOXX is an actively managed short-term fund and SPYG an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SPYG returned +12.2% against +4.0%.

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Net assets: $14.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF, and $55.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF.

BOXX on its own →SPYG on its own →
At a glance
+4.0%
BOXX total return, 1 year
+12.2%
SPYG total return, 1 year
0.19%
BOXX expense ratio
0.04%
SPYG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPYG costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.2 points; SPYG is 3.8 times larger.

BOXX vs SPYG: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBOXXSPYG
Return
Total return, 1 year+4.0%+12.2%
Drawdown
Below its high4.1%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedS&P 500 Growth Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.19%0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026$14.4bn$55.3bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund59.6%

Method

Side by side

BOXX Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF SPYG State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Alpha Architect State Street
What it is Actively managed Tracks the S&P 500 Growth
Total return, 1 year +4.0% +12.2%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +12.1% (IVW)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.1 pts vs IVW
Expense ratio 0.19% 0.04%
Holdings not counted 152
Net assets, BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 and SPYG as of Oct 27, 2026 $14.5bn $55.9bn

BOXX and SPYG on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
BOXX

BOXX is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% a year.

SPYG

SPYG tracks the S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +12.1% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 152 positions, with the top ten at 59.6%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOXX or SPYG?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and SPYG +12.2%.
Which is cheaper, BOXX or SPYG?
SPYG is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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BOXX on its own →SPYG on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BOXX dividend history →SPYG dividend history →SPYG holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BOXX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BOXX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Alpha Architect website ↗
SPYG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SPYG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street website ↗

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