SPUS vs SPY: Differences, Returns & Fees
SPUS and SPY hold 57% of their weight in the same names, and SPUS returned +21.9% over the year. Net assets: $2.7bn on May 31, 2026 for SP Funds S&P 500 Sharia Industry Exclusions ETF, and $817.2bn on Oct 8, 2026 for SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust.
SPY costs 0.36 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.6 points.
| SPUS | SPY | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.45% | 0.09% |
| Net assets, SPUS as of May 31, 2026 and SPY as of Oct 8, 2026 | $2.7bn | $817.2bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.9% | +17.3% |
| What it tracks | not read by ETFIQ | S&P 500 Index |
| Holdings in common | 57% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 57.9% | 39.1% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SPUS and SPY hold 57% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
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57% in common
On the same fields
SPUS and SPY on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SPUS in plain words
SPUS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +21.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 213 positions, with the top ten at 57.9%.
SPY in plain words
SPY tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% 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 Oct 8, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 504 positions, with the top ten at 39.1%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SPUS or SPY?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPUS returned +21.9% and SPY +17.3%.
- Which is cheaper, SPUS or SPY?
- SPY is cheaper, by 0.36 percentage points a year. That is about $36 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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