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

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MOAT vs SPHD: how they differ

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

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF and Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MOAT and SPHD 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 MOATOnly in SPHD
Veeva Systems Inc 3.41%Verizon Communications Inc 3.39%
Airbnb Inc 2.88%Pfizer Inc 3.38%
Microsoft Corp 2.79%General Mills Inc 2.96%
Charles Schwab Corp/The 2.75%Kraft Heinz Co/The 2.90%
Lpl Financial Holdings Inc 2.73%VICI Properties Inc 2.83%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.58%AT&T Inc 2.70%
Nvidia Corp 2.58%Comcast Corp 2.62%
Estee Lauder Cos Inc/The 2.52%Altria Group Inc 2.55%

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.

MOAT and SPHD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MOAT
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
SPHD
Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanEckInvesco
What it isMorningstar Wide MoatS&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility
Total return, 1 year+11.3%+8.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−6.2 pts−8.9 pts
Expense ratio0.46%0.30%
Already in the S&P 50091.6%95.7%
Holdings5556

MOAT in plain words

MOAT is an index equity fund tracking the Morningstar Wide Moat. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.46% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 55 positions, with the top ten at 27.1%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

SPHD in plain words

SPHD is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +8.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 56 positions, with the top ten at 28.1%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MOAT or SPHD?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MOAT returned +11.3% and SPHD returned +8.6%, so MOAT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MOAT or SPHD?
MOAT charges 0.46% a year and SPHD charges 0.30%, so SPHD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MOAT and SPHD overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 92% of MOAT and 96% of SPHD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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MOAT against SPHD, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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