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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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SPHQ vs VTV: how they differ

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

Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF and Vanguard Value Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPHQ and VTV 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 SPHQOnly in VTV
Mastercard Inc 5.78%Micron Technology Inc 4.89%
Visa Inc 5.68%JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.07%
Apple Inc 5.60%Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.96%
Lam Research Corp 4.10%Johnson & Johnson 2.30%
Netflix Inc 4.00%Exxon Mobil Corp 2.13%
GE Vernova Inc 3.92%Walmart Inc 1.87%
Costco Wholesale Corp 3.85%Caterpillar Inc 1.84%
General Electric Co 3.62%AbbVie Inc 1.67%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

SPHQ and VTV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SPHQ
Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF
VTV
Vanguard Value Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerInvescoVanguard
What it isS&P 500 QualityUS value
Total return, 1 year+17.4%+22.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.1 pts+5.4 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.03%
Already in the S&P 50099.9%98.6%
Holdings100308

SPHQ in plain words

SPHQ is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Quality. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% 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 100 positions, with the top ten at 43.4%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jun 30, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

VTV in plain words

VTV is an index equity fund tracking the US value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 308 positions, with the top ten at 23.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPHQ or VTV?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPHQ returned +17.4% and VTV returned +22.9%, so VTV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPHQ or VTV?
SPHQ charges 0.15% a year and VTV charges 0.03%, so VTV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SPHQ and VTV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPHQ and 99% of VTV 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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SPHQ against VTV, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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