LCAP vs SPY: Differences, Returns & Fees
LCAP and SPY hold 46% of their weight in the same names. Net assets on Oct 8, 2026: $1.9bn for Principal Capital Appreciation Select ETF and $817.2bn for SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust.
SPY costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points; SPY is far larger, $817.2bn against $1.9bn.
| LCAP | SPY | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.29% | 0.09% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 | $1.9bn | $817.2bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.7% | +17.3% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | S&P 500 Index |
| Holdings in common | 46% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 42.0% | 39.1% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, LCAP and SPY hold 46% 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
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46% in common
On the same fields
LCAP and SPY on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About LCAP
LCAP is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.29% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 54 positions, with the top ten at 42.0%.
Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.7% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index.
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. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. 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, LCAP or SPY?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LCAP returned +17.7% and SPY +17.3%.
- Which is cheaper, LCAP or SPY?
- SPY is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 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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