FELC vs SPY: Differences, Returns & Fees
FELC and SPY hold 66% of their weight in the same names, and FELC returned +19.2% over the year. Net assets: $8.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity Enhanced Large Cap Core ETF, and $817.2bn on Oct 8, 2026 for SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust.
SPY costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.9 points; SPY is far larger, $809.2bn against $8.6bn.
| FELC | SPY | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.18% | 0.09% |
| Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 | $8.6bn | $809.2bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +19.2% | +17.3% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | S&P 500 Index |
| Holdings in common | 66% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 38.4% | 39.1% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FELC and SPY hold 66% 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
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66% in common
On the same fields
FELC and SPY on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About FELC
FELC is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +19.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 252 positions, with the top ten at 38.4%.
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. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. 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, FELC or SPY?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FELC returned +19.2% and SPY +17.3%.
- Which is cheaper, FELC or SPY?
- SPY is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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