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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 XLG: how they differ

SPHQ and XLG hold 17% of their weight in the same names, and SPHQ returned more over the year.

Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF and Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPHQ and XLG hold 17% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SPHQ and XLG both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingSPHQXLG
Apple Inc5.60%11.58%
Visa Inc5.68%1.47%
Mastercard Inc5.78%1.10%
Cisco Systems Inc3.51%1.02%
Costco Wholesale Corp3.85%0.97%
Lam Research Corp4.10%0.90%
Applied Materials Inc2.39%0.87%
General Electric Co3.62%0.82%
Procter & Gamble Co/The2.86%0.80%
Netflix Inc4.00%0.77%
Sandisk Corp3.36%0.60%
GE Vernova Inc3.92%0.60%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SPHQOnly in XLG
Western Digital Corp 2.65%NVIDIA Corp 12.79%
Newmont Corp 1.98%Microsoft Corp 8.83%
AppLovin Corp 1.67%Amazon.com Inc 5.95%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 1.54%Alphabet Inc 4.71%
Fortinet Inc 1.44%Broadcom Inc 4.12%
Progressive Corp/The 1.38%Alphabet Inc 3.77%
TJX Cos Inc/The 1.29%Meta Platforms Inc 3.42%
Intuitive Surgical Inc 1.27%Micron Technology Inc 2.66%

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.

SPHQ and XLG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SPHQ
Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF
XLG
Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerInvescoInvesco
What it isS&P 500 QualityS&P 500 top 50
Total return, 1 year+17.4%+12.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.1 pts−5.3 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.20%
Already in the S&P 50099.9%100.0%
Holdings10052

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.

XLG in plain words

XLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 top 50. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.2% 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, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 52 positions, with the top ten at 60.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPHQ or XLG?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPHQ returned +17.4% and XLG returned +12.2%, so SPHQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPHQ or XLG?
SPHQ charges 0.15% a year and XLG charges 0.20%, so SPHQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SPHQ and XLG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPHQ and 100% of XLG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 17% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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