Which returned more over the last year, SPHD or SPYD?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPHD returned +8.6% and SPYD returned +12.9%, so SPYD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SPHD or SPYD?

SPHD charges 0.30% a year and SPYD charges 0.07%, so SPYD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do SPHD and SPYD overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 96% of SPHD and 100% of SPYD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 56% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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

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SPHD vs SPYD: how they differ

SPHD and SPYD hold 56% of their weight in the same names, and SPYD returned more over the year.

Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) High Dividend ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPHD and SPYD hold 56% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SPHD and SPYD both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	SPHD	SPYD
Verizon Communications Inc	3.39%	1.46%
Medtronic PLC	1.85%	1.45%
Pfizer Inc	3.38%	1.44%
AT&T Inc	2.70%	1.43%
Chevron Corp	2.11%	1.43%
Comcast Corp	2.62%	1.38%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co	2.08%	1.36%
American Tower Corp	2.02%	1.35%
Franklin Templeton Inc	1.86%	1.34%
Paychex Inc	2.13%	1.34%
J M Smucker Co/The	1.82%	1.33%
EOG Resources Inc	1.46%	1.32%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SPHD	Only in SPYD
ONEOK Inc/OK 2.29%	HP INC 1.69%
Genuine Parts Co 1.81%	ACCENTURE PLC CL A 1.64%
ConocoPhillips 1.67%	TARGET CORP 1.46%
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 1.45%	MOSAIC CO/THE 1.44%
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc 1.34%	ARES MANAGEMENT CORP A 1.41%
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 0.26%	FALCON TOPCO INC 1.35%
CME E Mini Health Care Select Sector Fut 0.15%	LYONDELLBASELL INDU CL A 1.33%
E-mini S&P Real Estate Select Sector Sto 0.14%	BLACKSTONE INC 1.32%

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.

SPHD and SPYD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SPHD Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF	SPYD State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) High Dividend ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Invesco	State Street
What it is	S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility	SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend
Total return, 1 year	+8.6%	+12.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−8.9 pts	−4.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.30%	0.07%
Already in the S&P 500	95.7%	100.0%
Holdings	56	81

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.

SPYD in plain words

SPYD is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 81 positions, with the top ten at 14.9%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPHD or SPYD?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPHD returned +8.6% and SPYD returned +12.9%, so SPYD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPHD or SPYD?: SPHD charges 0.30% a year and SPYD charges 0.07%, so SPYD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SPHD and SPYD overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 96% of SPHD and 100% of SPYD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 56% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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