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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JAVA returned +20.3% and SPYD +10.4%.

Which is cheaper, JAVA or SPYD?

SPYD is cheaper, by 0.37 percentage points a year. That is about $37 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do JAVA and SPYD overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 90% of JAVA and 99% of SPYD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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JAVA vs SPYD: Differences, Returns & Fees

JAVA and SPYD hold 7% of their weight in the same names, and JAVA returned +20.3% over the year. Net assets: $7.2bn on Oct 9, 2026 for JPMorgan Active Value ETF, and $7.1bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF.

SPYD costs 0.37 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.9 points.

JAVA vs SPYD: Differences, Returns & Fees
	JAVA	SPYD
Expense ratio	0.44%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026	$7.1bn	$7.1bn
Total return, 1 year	+20.3%	+10.4%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	S&P 500 High Dividend Index ?
Holdings in common	7%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	30.6%	15.5%
Below its high		8.7%, high on Aug 24, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+20.3%

JAVA total return, 1 year

+10.4%

SPYD total return, 1 year

0.44%

JAVA expense ratio

0.07%

SPYD expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JAVA and SPYD hold 7% 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 Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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7% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding JAVA SPYD

CHEVRON CORP COMMON 1.22% 1.50%

BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO 0.82% 1.34%

VIVMARK RESIDENTIAL REIT 0.74% 1.20%

AT&T INC COMMON STOCK 0.70% 1.46%

EOG RESOURCES INC COMMON 0.66% 1.41%

DOW INC COMMON STOCK USD 0.46% 1.25%

US BANCORP COMMON STOCK 0.44% 1.21%

AMERICAN TOWER CORP REIT 0.32% 1.37%

ARES MANAGEMENT CORP 0.26% 1.33%

ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES INC 0.25% 1.25%

HOST HOTELS & RESORTS 0.25% 1.26%

BLACKSTONE GROUP INC/THE 0.24% 1.25%

Only in JAVA

AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 7.76%

MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 6.31%

APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 3.93%

BANK OF AMERICA CORP 2.19%

WELLS FARGO & CO COMMON 2.17%

ABBVIE INC COMMON STOCK 1.82%

CONOCOPHILLIPS COMMON 1.82%

CHARLES SCHWAB CORP/THE 1.64%

Only in SPYD

ACCENTURE PLC CL A 2.03%

HP INC 1.77%

TARGET CORP 1.53%

PFIZER INC 1.53%

MEDTRONIC PLC 1.46%

HASBRO INC 1.42%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.41%

BEST BUY CO INC 1.39%

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On the same fields

JAVA

JPMorgan Active Value ETF

SPYD

State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer JPMorgan State Street

What it is Actively managed Tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend

Total return, 1 year +20.3% +10.4%

Its benchmark over the same days +26.4% (IWD) not published

Gap to its benchmark −6.2 pts vs IWD not available

Expense ratio 0.44% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 90.4% 99.3%

Holdings 151 79

Net assets, JAVA as of Oct 9, 2026 and SPYD as of Oct 8, 2026 $7.2bn $7.1bn

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

About JAVA

JAVA is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.44% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 151 positions, with the top ten at 30.6%.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +20.3% with distributions reinvested, against +26.4% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index.

About SPYD

SPYD tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +10.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 79 positions, with the top ten at 15.5%. It sat 8.7% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JAVA or SPYD?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JAVA returned +20.3% and SPYD +10.4%.
Which is cheaper, JAVA or SPYD?: SPYD is cheaper, by 0.37 percentage points a year. That is about $37 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do JAVA and SPYD overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 90% of JAVA and 99% of SPYD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

JAVA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JAVA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗JPMorgan website ↗SPYD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SPYD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗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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