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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GSEW returned +13.9% and SPY +17.3%.

Which is cheaper, GSEW or SPY?

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

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

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

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GSEW vs SPY: Differences, Returns & Fees

GSEW and SPY hold 42% of their weight in the same names, and SPY returned +17.3% over the year. Net assets on Oct 8, 2026: $2.1bn for Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF and $817.2bn for SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust.

Both cost 0.09% a year; their one-year returns differ by 3.4 points; SPY is far larger, $817.2bn against $2.1bn.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GSEW vs SPY: Differences, Returns & Fees
	GSEW	SPY
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.09%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026	$2.1bn	$817.2bn
Total return, 1 year	+13.9%	+17.3%
What it tracks	Solactive US Large Cap Equal Weight Index (GTR)	S&P 500 Index
Holdings in common	42%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	3.3%	39.1%
Below its high	3.3%, high on Aug 14, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+13.9%

GSEW total return, 1 year

+17.3%

SPY total return, 1 year

0.09%

GSEW expense ratio

0.09%

SPY expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GSEW and SPY hold 42% 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 May 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

50%

half

42% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding GSEW SPY

CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC 0.31% 0.40%

PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 0.30% 0.48%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 0.29% 1.75%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 0.26% 0.68%

DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC 0.35% 0.26%

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 0.26% 0.32%

QUALCOMM INC 0.25% 0.28%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 0.24% 1.51%

SANDISK CORP 0.24% 0.35%

MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 0.24% 0.36%

ORACLE CORP 0.23% 0.35%

PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC 0.23% 0.68%

Only in GSEW

SNOWFLAKE INC 0.36%

ROCKET LAB CORP 0.34%

ASTERA LABS INC 0.33%

AST SPACEMOBILE INC 0.32%

IONQ INC 0.27%

MONGODB INC 0.25%

ATLASSIAN CORP 0.24%

HEICO CORP 0.24%

Only in SPY

ALPHABET INC CL C 2.45%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.04%

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC 0.10%

ONEOK INC 0.09%

HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC 0.07%

VYLOR INC 0.07%

FLEX LTD 0.06%

F5 INC 0.04%

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On the same fields

GSEW

Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

SPY

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Goldman Sachs State Street

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

Total return, 1 year +13.9% +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 83.8% 99.8%

Holdings 499 504

Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 $2.1bn $817.2bn

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

About GSEW

GSEW tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 499 positions, with the top ten at 3.3%. It sat 3.3% below its high of Aug 14, 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, GSEW or SPY?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GSEW returned +13.9% and SPY +17.3%.
Which is cheaper, GSEW or SPY?: Neither: GSEW and SPY both charge 0.09% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do GSEW and SPY overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 84% of GSEW and 100% of SPY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

GSEW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗GSEW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Goldman Sachs website ↗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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