Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
GOVT vs SPYG: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GOVT returned −1.5% to SPYG's +12.2%; 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 $55.9bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF.
Pair scorecard
SPYG costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.7 points; SPYG is 1.3 times larger.
| Measure | GOVT | SPYG |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −1.5% | +12.2% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 8.1%, high on Aug 4, 2020 | 4.1%, high on Oct 6, 2026 |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | ICE U.S. Treasury Core Bond Index | S&P 500 Growth Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.05% | 0.04% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 | $42.8bn | $55.9bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 100% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 59.6% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, GOVT and SPYG 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 SPYG 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.
SPYG
SPYG tracks the S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +12.1% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 152 positions, with the top ten at 59.6%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, GOVT or SPYG?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.5% and SPYG +12.2%.
- Which is cheaper, GOVT or SPYG?
- SPYG is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 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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