Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
SPY vs USFR: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SPY returned +13.6% to USFR's +4.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.
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Net assets: $814.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, and $17.0bn on May 31, 2026 for WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund.
Pair scorecard
SPY costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.5 points.
| Measure | SPY | USFR |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +13.6% | +4.1% |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | S&P 500 Index | Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Bond Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.15% |
| Net assets, SPY as of Oct 27, 2026 and USFR as of May 31, 2026 | $814.8bn | $17.0bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 100% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 38.1% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, SPY and USFR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.
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0% in common
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Side by side
SPY and USFR on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SPY
SPY tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.6% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% 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 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 504 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.
USFR
USFR tracks an index of Floating Rate Treasury. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.1% with distributions reinvested, against +4.0% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SPY or USFR?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPY returned +13.6% and USFR +4.1%.
- Which is cheaper, SPY or USFR?
- SPY is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 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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