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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, NOBL returned +15.5% and SDY +16.5%.

Which is cheaper, NOBL or SDY?

Neither: NOBL and SDY both charge 0.35% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do NOBL and SDY overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 98% of NOBL and 84% of SDY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

NOBL vs SDY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, NOBL returned +15.5% to SDY's +16.5%; 56% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $11.6bn on Oct 28, 2026 for ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF, and $21.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF.

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At a glance

+15.5%

NOBL total return, 1 year

+16.5%

SDY total return, 1 year

0.35%

NOBL expense ratio

0.35%

SDY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.35% a year; their one-year returns differ by 1.0 point; SDY is 1.9 times larger.

NOBL vs SDY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	NOBL	SDY
Return
Measure	NOBL	SDY
Total return, 1 year	+15.5%	+16.5%
Benchmark
Measure	NOBL	SDY
What it tracks	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index	S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index
Cost and size
Measure	NOBL	SDY
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$11.7bn	$21.9bn
Holdings
Measure	NOBL	SDY
Holdings in common	56%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	17.0%	20.4%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Oct 18, 2013 to Oct 23, 2026 · 679 weekly returns

NOBL SDY

Return

Total return edge NOBL (slight) +264.8% +250.3%

Annualized edge NOBL (slight) +10.4% +10.1%

Price return edge NOBL +179.1% +123.3%

Risk

Volatility edge Tie 15.4% 15.4%

Max drawdown edge NOBL (slight) −31.7% −32.4%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge NOBL (slight) 0.59 0.57

Sortino edge NOBL (slight) 0.84 0.82

Calmar edge NOBL (slight) 0.33 0.31

Reading

NOBL returned slightly more: +264.8% to +250.3%. NOBL and SDY swung about the same: 15.4% and 15.4%. NOBL fell slightly less at its worst: −31.7% to −32.4%.

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Risk and return: NOBL vs SDY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	NOBL	SDY	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+264.8%	+250.3%	NOBL (slight)	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+10.4%	+10.1%	NOBL (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+179.1%	+123.3%	NOBL	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	15.4%	15.4%	Tie	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	10.8%	10.8%	Tie	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−31.7%	−32.4%	NOBL (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.59	0.57	NOBL (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.84	0.82	NOBL (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.33	0.31	NOBL (slight)	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 679 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

56%

By the books each fund has filed, NOBL and SDY hold 56% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first NOBL SDY

CHEVRON CORP 1.66% 2.15%

MEDTRONIC PLC 1.61% 1.79%

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING 1.69% 1.55%

TARGET CORP 1.50% 1.59%

BECTON DICKINSON AND CO 1.78% 1.50%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.63% 1.49%

KENVUE INC 1.42% 1.55%

KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP 1.40% 1.51%

CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC 1.44% 1.40%

PEPSICO INC 1.38% 1.82%

PROCTER & GAMBLE CO 1.50% 1.34%

ABBVIE INC 1.58% 1.32%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in NOBL

Only in SDY

ACCENTURE PLC CL A 3.73%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.81%

NIKE INC CL B 1.51%

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP 1.39%

WEC ENERGY GROUP INC 1.36%

SOUTHERN CO 1.30%

XCEL ENERGY INC 1.22%

QUALCOMM INC 0.89%

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Side by side

NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF SDY State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer ProShares State Street

What it is Tracks the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Tracks the S&P Dividend

Total return, 1 year +15.5% +16.5%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.35%

Already in the S&P 500 98.3% 84.4%

Holdings 69 156

Net assets, NOBL as of Oct 28, 2026 and SDY as of Oct 27, 2026 $11.6bn $21.9bn

NOBL and SDY on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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NOBL and SDY are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

What each follows. NOBL follows S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index and SDY follows S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index.
Holdings in common (similar). 56% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).
One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 NOBL returned +15.5% and SDY +16.5% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 1.0 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

NOBL

NOBL tracks the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 69 positions, with the top ten at 17.0%.

SDY

SDY tracks the S&P Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +16.5% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 156 positions, with the top ten at 20.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, NOBL or SDY?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, NOBL returned +15.5% and SDY +16.5%.
Which is cheaper, NOBL or SDY?: Neither: NOBL and SDY both charge 0.35% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do NOBL and SDY overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 98% of NOBL and 84% of SDY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

NOBL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

NOBL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ProShares page for NOBL ↗

SDY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SDY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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