Which returned more over the last year, EQTY or SPYD?

In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EQTY returned +18.0% and SPYD +25.5%.

Which is cheaper, EQTY or SPYD?

SPYD is cheaper, by 0.92 percentage points a year. That is about $92 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do EQTY and SPYD overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 85% of EQTY and 99% of SPYD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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EQTY vs SPYD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EQTY returned +18.0% to SPYD's +25.5%; 2% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $1.4bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Kovitz Core Equity ETF, and $7.7bn on Nov 3, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF.

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At a glance

+18.0%

EQTY total return, 1 year

+25.5%

SPYD total return, 1 year

0.99%

EQTY expense ratio

0.07%

SPYD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPYD costs 0.92 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.5 points.

EQTY vs SPYD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EQTY	SPYD
Return
Measure	EQTY	SPYD
Total return, 1 year	+18.0%	+25.5%
Benchmark
Measure	EQTY	SPYD
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	S&P 500 High Dividend Index
Cost and size
Measure	EQTY	SPYD
Expense ratio	0.99%	0.07%
Net assets, EQTY as of Jul 31, 2026 and SPYD as of Nov 3, 2026	$1.4bn	$7.7bn
Holdings
Measure	EQTY	SPYD
Holdings in common	2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	41.9%	16.0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EQTY and SPYD hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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2% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EQTY SPYD

EOG RESOURCES INC 2.06% 1.40%

BLACKSTONE INC 0.11% 1.25%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in EQTY

CHARLES SCHWAB CORP (THE) 4.91%

MICROSOFT CORP 4.61%

VISA INC 4.58%

AON PLC 4.33%

INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INC 4.22%

ALPHABET INC 4.19%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC 4.07%

WATERS CORP 3.73%

Only in SPYD

ACCENTURE PLC CL A 2.35%

HASBRO INC 1.72%

PFIZER INC 1.56%

MEDTRONIC PLC 1.56%

STANLEY BLACK + DECKER INC 1.52%

CHEVRON CORP 1.51%

AMERICAN TOWER CORP 1.46%

HP INC 1.46%

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Side by side

EQTY Kovitz Core Equity ETF SPYD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Focus Partners Wealth State Street

What it is Actively managed Tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend

Total return, 1 year +18.0% +25.5%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.8% (VOO) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +3.2 pts vs VOO not measured

Expense ratio 0.99% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 84.7% 99.3%

Holdings 39 78

Net assets, EQTY as of Jul 31, 2026 and SPYD as of Nov 3, 2026 $1.4bn $7.7bn

EQTY and SPYD on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

EQTY

EQTY is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.99% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 85% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 39 positions, with the top ten at 41.9%.

SPYD

SPYD tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +25.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 78 positions, with the top ten at 16.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EQTY or SPYD?: In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EQTY returned +18.0% and SPYD +25.5%.
Which is cheaper, EQTY or SPYD?: SPYD is cheaper, by 0.92 percentage points a year. That is about $92 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EQTY and SPYD overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 85% of EQTY and 99% of SPYD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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EQTY on its own →SPYD on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EQTY dividend history →EQTY holdings →SPYD dividend history →SPYD holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

EQTY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EQTY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SPYD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPYD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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