Which returned more over the last year, EUSA or SPY?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EUSA returned +12.7% and SPY +17.3%.

Which is cheaper, EUSA or SPY?

Neither: EUSA and SPY both charge 0.09% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do EUSA and SPY overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 84% of EUSA and 100% of SPY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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EUSA vs SPY: Differences, Returns & Fees

EUSA and SPY hold 43% of their weight in the same names, and SPY returned +17.3% over the year. Net assets: $1.9bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Equal Weighted ETF, and $817.2bn on Oct 8, 2026 for SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust.

Both cost 0.09% a year; their one-year returns differ by 4.6 points; SPY is far larger, $817.2bn against $1.9bn.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

EUSA vs SPY: Differences, Returns & Fees
	EUSA	SPY
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.09%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026	$1.9bn	$817.2bn
Total return, 1 year	+12.7%	+17.3%
What it tracks	MSCI USA Equal Weighted Index	S&P 500 Index
Holdings in common	43%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	2.8%	39.1%
Below its high	4.2%, high on Aug 13, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+12.7%

EUSA total return, 1 year

+17.3%

SPY total return, 1 year

0.09%

EUSA expense ratio

0.09%

SPY expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EUSA and SPY hold 43% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

50%

half

43% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding EUSA SPY

CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS CLASS A 0.28% 0.40%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 0.27% 2.38%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 0.26% 1.51%

DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC CLASS C 0.27% 0.26%

ARISTA NETWORKS 0.24% 0.33%

MARVELL TECHNOLOGY 0.24% 0.36%

PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES CLASS A 0.24% 0.68%

PALO ALTO NETWORKS 0.24% 0.48%

AMPHENOL CORP CLASS A 0.23% 0.32%

INTEL CORPORATION 0.23% 0.80%

SALESFORCE 0.23% 0.28%

ANALOG DEVICES 0.22% 0.30%

Only in EUSA

OKTA CLASS A 0.33%

STRATEGY INC CLASS A 0.30%

ZSCALER 0.26%

CLOUDFLARE CLASS A 0.25%

NATERA 0.25%

ROBLOX CLASS A 0.25%

ASTERA LABS 0.24%

ATLASSIAN CORP CLASS A 0.24%

Only in SPY

MODERNA INC 0.11%

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO 0.03%

VIATRIS INC 0.03%

ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP CL A 0.03%

REVVITY INC 0.03%

APA CORP 0.02%

HOST HOTELS + RESORTS INC 0.02%

AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC 0.02%

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On the same fields

EUSA

iShares MSCI USA Equal Weighted ETF

SPY

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks an index Tracks the S&P 500

Total return, 1 year +12.7% +17.3%

Its benchmark over the same days not published +17.3% (VOO)

Gap to its benchmark not available −0.1 pts vs VOO

Expense ratio 0.09% 0.09%

Already in the S&P 500 84.2% 99.8%

Holdings 517 504

Net assets, EUSA as of Oct 9, 2026 and SPY as of Oct 8, 2026 $1.9bn $817.2bn

EUSA and SPY on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About EUSA

EUSA tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 517 positions, with the top ten at 2.8%. It sat 4.2% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

About SPY

SPY tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 504 positions, with the top ten at 39.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EUSA or SPY?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EUSA returned +12.7% and SPY +17.3%.
Which is cheaper, EUSA or SPY?: Neither: EUSA and SPY both charge 0.09% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EUSA and SPY overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 84% of EUSA and 100% of SPY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

EUSA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EUSA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EUSA ↗SPY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗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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