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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and SPYD returned +12.9%, so SPYD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, GOVT or SPYD?

GOVT charges 0.05% a year and SPYD charges 0.07%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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GOVT vs SPYD: how they differ

GOVT and SPYD hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and SPYD returned more over the year.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) High Dividend ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GOVT and SPYD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in GOVT	Only in SPYD
US TREASURY N/B 0.60%	HP INC 1.69%
TREASURY NOTE (OTR) 0.55%	ACCENTURE PLC CL A 1.64%
TREASURY BOND (OLD) 0.42%	TARGET CORP 1.46%
TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.25%	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.46%
TREASURY BOND (OTR) 0.16%	MEDTRONIC PLC 1.45%
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.11%	MOSAIC CO/THE 1.44%
TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 0.11%	PFIZER INC 1.44%
TREASURY BOND (2OLD) 0.08%	AT+T INC 1.43%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 10, 2026.

GOVT and SPYD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF	SPYD State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) High Dividend ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	U.S. Treasury Bond	SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+12.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	−4.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.07%
Holdings	216	81

GOVT in plain words

GOVT is a bond fund tracking the U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 8.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

SPYD in plain words

SPYD is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 81 positions, with the top ten at 14.9%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GOVT or SPYD?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and SPYD returned +12.9%, so SPYD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GOVT or SPYD?: GOVT charges 0.05% a year and SPYD charges 0.07%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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