IVOG vs SPTM: Differences, Returns & Fees
IVOG and SPTM hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and SPTM returned +15.7% over the year. Net assets: $1.7bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF, and $14.1bn on Oct 20, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF.
SPTM costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points; SPTM is 8.2 times larger.
| IVOG | SPTM | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.10% | 0.03% |
| Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 | $1.7bn | $14.0bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.0% | +15.7% |
| What it tracks | S&P MidCap 400 Growth Index | S&P Composite 1500 Index |
| Holdings in common | 3% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 14.7% | 35.8% |
| Below its high | 8.1%, high on Aug 14, 2026 | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.
IVOG and SPTM are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?
- What each follows. IVOG follows S&P MidCap 400 Growth Index and SPTM follows S&P Composite 1500 Index.
- Holdings in common. 3% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026).
- Number of holdings. IVOG holds 249 positions and SPTM holds 1512.
Data as of Oct 20, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IVOG and SPTM hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.
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3% in common
On the same fields
IVOG and SPTM on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About IVOG
IVOG tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +15.0% with distributions reinvested, against +14.9% for its benchmark, the S&P MidCap 400 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 3% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 249 positions, with the top ten at 14.7%. It sat 8.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.
About SPTM
SPTM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +15.7% with distributions reinvested, against +15.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 19, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,512 positions, with the top ten at 35.8%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, IVOG or SPTM?
- In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVOG returned +15.0% and SPTM +15.7%.
- Which is cheaper, IVOG or SPTM?
- SPTM is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 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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