SPY vs USXF: Differences, Returns & Fees
SPY and USXF hold 40% of their weight in the same names, and USXF returned +20.0% over the year. Net assets: $817.2bn on Oct 8, 2026 for SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, and $1.5bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF.
SPY costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.7 points; SPY is far larger, $817.2bn against $1.5bn.
| SPY | USXF | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.10% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 | $817.2bn | $1.5bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.3% | +20.0% |
| What it tracks | S&P 500 Index | MSCI USA Choice ESG Screened Index |
| Holdings in common | 40% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 39.1% | 39.0% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SPY and USXF hold 40% 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 Oct 8, 2026.
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40% in common
On the same fields
SPY and USXF on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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%.
USXF in plain words
USXF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +20.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 283 positions, with the top ten at 39.0%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SPY or USXF?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPY returned +17.3% and USXF +20.0%.
- Which is cheaper, SPY or USXF?
- SPY is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 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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