LGLV vs SPYD: Differences, Returns & Fees
LGLV and SPYD hold 16% of their weight in the same names, and SPYD returned +10.4% over the year. Net assets on Oct 8, 2026: $1.1bn for State Street SPDR US Large Cap Low Volatility Index ETF and $7.1bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF.
SPYD costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.1 points; SPYD is 6.3 times larger.
| LGLV | SPYD | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.12% | 0.07% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 | $1.1bn | $7.1bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.3% | +10.4% |
| What it tracks | not read by ETFIQ | S&P 500 High Dividend Index ? |
| Holdings in common | 16% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 15.8% | 15.5% |
| Below its high | 6.4%, high on Jul 28, 2026 | 8.7%, high on Aug 24, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, LGLV and SPYD hold 16% 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.
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16% in common
On the same fields
LGLV and SPYD on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About LGLV
LGLV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +3.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.12% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 83% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 171 positions, with the top ten at 15.8%. It sat 6.4% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
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, LGLV or SPYD?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LGLV returned +3.3% and SPYD +10.4%.
- Which is cheaper, LGLV or SPYD?
- SPYD is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 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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