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SPY vs TMFC: Differences, Returns & Fees

SPY and TMFC hold 54% of their weight in the same names, and SPY returned +17.3% over the year. Net assets: $817.2bn on Oct 8, 2026 for SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, and $2.1bn on May 31, 2026 for Motley Fool 100 Index ETF.

SPY costs 0.41 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.2 points; SPY is far larger, $634.1bn against $1.3bn.

SPY vs TMFC: Differences, Returns & Fees
SPYTMFC
Expense ratio0.09%0.50%
Net assets, as of Feb 28, 2025$634.1bn$1.3bn
Total return, 1 year+17.3%+15.1%
What it tracksS&P 500 IndexMotley Fool 100 Index
Holdings in common54%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund39.1%55.2%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+17.3%
SPY total return, 1 year
+15.1%
TMFC total return, 1 year
0.09%
SPY expense ratio
0.50%
TMFC expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPY and TMFC hold 54% 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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54% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding SPY TMFC
NVIDIA CORP 8.34% 9.40%
APPLE INC 7.42% 8.29%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.80% 6.24%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.73% 5.30%
BROADCOM INC 2.56% 4.92%
ALPHABET INC CL C 2.45% 8.66%
META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.38% 3.79%
TESLA INC 1.58% 2.31%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.51% 3.20%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CL B 1.42% 1.93%
JPMORGAN CHASE + CO 1.32% 3.03%
VISA INC CLASS A SHARES 0.96% 2.37%
Only in SPY
ALPHABET INC CL A 3.06%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 1.75%
ELI LILLY + CO 1.40%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.04%
JOHNSON + JOHNSON 0.92%
ABBVIE INC 0.72%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC A 0.68%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 0.68%
Only in TMFC
Snowflake Inc 0.39%
Cloudflare Inc 0.35%
Rocket Lab Corp 0.35%
HEICO Corp 0.16%
Rocket Cos Inc 0.16%
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc 0.14%
Ubiquiti Inc 0.14%
ROBLOX Corp 0.11%

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On the same fields

SPY
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
TMFC
Motley Fool 100 Index ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer State Street Motley Fool
What it is Tracks the S&P 500 Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +17.3% +15.1%
Its benchmark over the same days +17.3% (VOO) not published
Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs VOO not available
Expense ratio 0.09% 0.50%
Already in the S&P 500 99.8% 98.0%
Holdings 504 101
Net assets, SPY as of Oct 8, 2026 and TMFC as of May 31, 2026 $817.2bn $2.1bn

SPY and TMFC on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About SPY

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%.

About TMFC

TMFC tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +15.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 101 positions, with the top ten at 55.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPY or TMFC?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPY returned +17.3% and TMFC +15.1%.
Which is cheaper, SPY or TMFC?
SPY is cheaper, by 0.41 percentage points a year. That is about $41 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SPY and TMFC overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPY and 98% of TMFC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
SPY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗State Street website ↗TMFC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗TMFC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Motley Fool 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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