Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
GOVT vs SPYD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GOVT returned −1.5% to SPYD's +15.3%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.
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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $42.8bn for iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF and $7.5bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF.
Pair scorecard
GOVT costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.8 points; GOVT is 5.7 times larger.
| Measure | GOVT | SPYD |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −1.5% | +15.3% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 8.1%, high on Aug 4, 2020 | 4.1%, high on Aug 24, 2026 |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | ICE U.S. Treasury Core Bond Index | S&P 500 High Dividend Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.05% | 0.07% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 | $42.8bn | $7.5bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 99% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 16.1% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, GOVT and SPYD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.
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0% in common
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Side by side
GOVT and SPYD on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
GOVT
GOVT tracks an index of U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 8.1% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.
SPYD
SPYD tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 79 positions, with the top ten at 16.1%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, GOVT or SPYD?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.5% and SPYD +15.3%.
- Which is cheaper, GOVT or SPYD?
- GOVT is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 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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