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SECT vs SPY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SECT returned +13.1% to SPY's +14.8%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $2.8bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Main Sector Rotation ETF, and $804.8bn on Nov 3, 2026 for SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust.

SECT on its own →SPY on its own →
At a glance
+13.1%
SECT total return, 1 year
+14.8%
SPY total return, 1 year
0.69%
SECT expense ratio
0.09%
SPY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPY costs 0.60 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.7 points.

SECT vs SPY: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureSECTSPY
Return
Total return, 1 year+13.1%+14.8%
Drawdown
Below its high3.0%, high on Aug 13, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedS&P 500 Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.69%0.09%
Net assets, SECT as of Jul 31, 2026 and SPY as of Nov 3, 2026$2.8bn$804.8bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund99.6%37.3%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, SECT and SPY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SECT SPY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in SECT
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 38.39%
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 19.67%
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 12.44%
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 9.03%
INVESCO EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST II 6.08%
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 6.02%
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 4.01%
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 3.91%
Only in SPY
NVIDIA CORP 7.66%
APPLE INC 7.42%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.93%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.77%
ALPHABET INC CL A 2.52%
BROADCOM INC 2.42%
META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.10%
ALPHABET INC CL C 2.03%
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Side by side

SECT Main Sector Rotation ETF SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Main State Street
What it is Actively managed Tracks the S&P 500
Total return, 1 year +13.1% +14.8%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.8% (VOO) +14.8% (VOO)
Gap to its benchmark −1.7 pts vs VOO 0.0 pts vs VOO
Expense ratio 0.69% 0.09%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 99.8%
Holdings 8 504
Net assets, SECT as of Jul 31, 2026 and SPY as of Nov 3, 2026 $2.8bn $804.8bn

SECT and SPY on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
SECT

SECT is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.69% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 8 positions, with the top ten at 99.6%. It sat 3.0% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

SPY tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 504 positions, with the top ten at 37.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SECT or SPY?
In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SECT returned +13.1% and SPY +14.8%.
Which is cheaper, SECT or SPY?
SPY is cheaper, by 0.60 percentage points a year. That is about $60 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SECT and SPY overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of SECT and 100% of SPY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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SECT on its own →SPY on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →SECT dividend history →SECT holdings →SPY dividend history →SPY holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
SECT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SECT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Main website ↗
SPY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
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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