Which returned more over the last year, LQD or SDY?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and SDY returned +11.0%, so SDY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, LQD or SDY?

LQD charges 0.14% a year and SDY charges 0.35%, so LQD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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LQD vs SDY: how they differ

LQD and SDY hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and SDY returned more over the year.

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, LQD and SDY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in LQD	Only in SDY
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.88%	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 3.33%
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.12%	ACCENTURE PLC CL A 2.94%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.11%	REALTY INCOME CORP 2.12%
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING L 144A 0.10%	CHEVRON CORP 2.09%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%	PEPSICO INC 1.95%
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC 0.08%	MEDTRONIC PLC 1.82%
MORGAN STANLEY (FXD-FRN) MTN 0.08%	TARGET CORP 1.74%
CITIGROUP INC (FX-FRN) 0.07%	NIKE INC CL B 1.53%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 10, 2026.

LQD and SDY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	SDY State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	US investment grade bonds	SPDR S&P Dividend
Total return, 1 year	−2.7%	+11.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−20.2 pts	−6.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.14%	0.35%
Holdings	3149	157

LQD in plain words

LQD is a bond fund tracking the US investment grade bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year. It sat 6.4% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

SDY in plain words

SDY is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 85% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 157 positions, with the top ten at 20.5%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, LQD or SDY?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and SDY returned +11.0%, so SDY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, LQD or SDY?: LQD charges 0.14% a year and SDY charges 0.35%, so LQD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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