Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
RSP vs SPYG: how they differ
RSP and SPYG hold 20% of their weight in the same names, and SPYG returned more over the year.
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RSP and SPYG hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | RSP | SPYG |
|---|---|---|
| Newmont Corp | 0.26% | 0.38% |
| Robinhood Markets Inc | 0.25% | 0.25% |
| Crowdstrike Holdings Inc | 0.25% | 0.60% |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc | 0.25% | 0.43% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc | 0.25% | 1.07% |
| Arista Networks Inc | 0.24% | 0.55% |
| Microsoft Corp | 0.24% | 10.27% |
| ServiceNow Inc | 0.24% | 0.23% |
| Gilead Sciences Inc | 0.23% | 0.27% |
| Mastercard Inc | 0.22% | 0.86% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 0.22% | 1.81% |
| Amgen Inc | 0.22% | 0.39% |
| Only in RSP | Only in SPYG |
|---|---|
| Moderna Inc 0.58% | SSI US GOV MONEY MARKET CLASS 0.06% |
| Zebra Technologies Corp 0.31% | US DOLLAR 0.00% |
| Marathon Petroleum Corp 0.29% | |
| Valero Energy Corp 0.29% | |
| Charles River Laboratories International 0.28% | |
| Phillips 66 0.28% | |
| Salesforce Inc 0.28% | |
| Global Payments Inc 0.28% |
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.
| RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF | SPYG State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Invesco | State Street |
| What it is | S&P 500 equal weight | SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.8% | +17.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −2.7 pts | +0.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.20% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 99.1% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 506 | 150 |
RSP in plain words
RSP is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 equal weight. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 506 positions, with the top ten at 3.2%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
SPYG in plain words
SPYG is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% 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 150 positions, with the top ten at 59.8%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, RSP or SPYG?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RSP returned +14.8% and SPYG returned +17.9%, so SPYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, RSP or SPYG?
- RSP charges 0.20% a year and SPYG charges 0.04%, so SPYG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do RSP and SPYG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 99% of RSP and 100% of SPYG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 20% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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