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SPMD vs SPTM: Differences, Returns & Fees

SPMD and SPTM hold 5% of their weight in the same names, and SPTM returned +15.7% over the year. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $18.4bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF and $14.1bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF.

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Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 2.2 points; SPMD is 1.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SPMD vs SPTM: Differences, Returns & Fees
SPMDSPTM
Expense ratio0.03%0.03%
Net assets$18.4bn$14.1bn
Total return, 1 year+13.5%+15.7%
What it tracksS&P MidCap 400 IndexS&P Composite 1500 Index
Holdings in common5%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund7.1%35.8%
Below its high6.8%, high on Aug 14, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 19, 2026.

+13.5%
SPMD total return, 1 year
+15.7%
SPTM total return, 1 year
0.03%
SPMD expense ratio
0.03%
SPTM expense ratio

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SPMD and SPTM are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. What each follows. SPMD follows S&P MidCap 400 Index and SPTM follows S&P Composite 1500 Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 5% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 19, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 SPMD returned +13.5% and SPTM +15.7% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 2.2 points.

Data as of Oct 20, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.

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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPMD and SPTM hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 19, 2026.

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5% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding SPMD SPTM
OKTA INC 0.93% 0.04%
ATI INC 0.76% 0.04%
TECHNIPFMC PLC 0.81% 0.04%
UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP 0.69% 0.04%
NVENT ELECTRIC PLC 0.68% 0.03%
ENTEGRIS INC 0.65% 0.03%
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP 0.63% 0.03%
US FOODS HOLDING CORP 0.64% 0.03%
XPO INC 0.64% 0.03%
RELIANCE INC 0.63% 0.03%
ROKU INC 0.61% 0.03%
TD SYNNEX CORP 0.59% 0.03%
Only in SPMD
S+P MID 400 EMINI DEC26 -0.00%
Only in SPTM
NVIDIA CORP 7.34%
APPLE INC 6.99%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.54%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.60%
ALPHABET INC CL A 2.82%
ALPHABET INC CL C 2.26%
BROADCOM INC 2.22%
META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.17%

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On the same fields

SPMD
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF
SPTM
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer State Street State Street
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +13.5% +15.7%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.4% (IJH) +15.8% (IVV)
Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs IJH −0.1 pts vs IVV
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 92.1%
Holdings 401 1512
Net assets $18.4bn $14.1bn

SPMD and SPTM on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About SPMD

SPMD tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +13.5% with distributions reinvested, against +13.4% for its benchmark, the S&P MidCap 400 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 19, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 401 positions, with the top ten at 7.1%. It sat 6.8% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

About SPTM

SPTM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +15.7% with distributions reinvested, against +15.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 19, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,512 positions, with the top ten at 35.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPMD or SPTM?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPMD returned +13.5% and SPTM +15.7%.
Which is cheaper, SPMD or SPTM?
Neither: SPMD and SPTM both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SPMD and SPTM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of SPMD and 92% of SPTM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
SPMD and SPTM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SPMD and SPTM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗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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