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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 SPYM: how they differ

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

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MOAT and SPYM 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 SPYM
Veeva Systems Inc 3.41%NVIDIA CORP 8.07%
Airbnb Inc 2.88%APPLE INC 7.32%
Microsoft Corp 2.79%MICROSOFT CORP 5.58%
Charles Schwab Corp/The 2.75%AMAZON.COM INC 3.76%
Lpl Financial Holdings Inc 2.73%ALPHABET INC CL A 2.98%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.58%BROADCOM INC 2.61%
Nvidia Corp 2.58%ALPHABET INC CL C 2.38%
Estee Lauder Cos Inc/The 2.52%META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.16%

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 SPYM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MOAT
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
SPYM
State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanEckState Street
What it isMorningstar Wide MoatS&P 500
Total return, 1 year+11.3%+17.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−6.2 pts+0.1 pts
Expense ratio0.46%1.30%
Already in the S&P 50091.6%100.0%
Holdings55507

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.

SPYM in plain words

SPYM is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 1.30% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 507 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MOAT or SPYM?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MOAT returned +11.3% and SPYM returned +17.6%, so SPYM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MOAT or SPYM?
MOAT charges 0.46% a year and SPYM charges 1.30%, so MOAT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MOAT and SPYM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 92% of MOAT and 100% of SPYM 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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