Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SPY vs VYM: how they differ
SPY and VYM hold 0% of their weight in the same names.
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SPY and VYM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in SPY | Only in VYM |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP 8.08% | Broadcom Inc 8.07% |
| APPLE INC 7.33% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.36% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 5.59% | Exxon Mobil Corp 2.73% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 3.77% | Johnson & Johnson 2.31% |
| ALPHABET INC CL A 2.98% | Caterpillar Inc 1.73% |
| BROADCOM INC 2.61% | AbbVie Inc 1.57% |
| ALPHABET INC CL C 2.39% | Cisco Systems Inc 1.52% |
| META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.16% | Chevron Corp 1.51% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.
| SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | Vanguard |
| What it is | S&P 500 | US high dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | +17.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | 0.0 pts | +0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 92.2% |
| Holdings | 505 | 608 |
SPY in plain words
SPY is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 505 positions, with the top ten at 38.2%.
VYM in plain words
VYM is an index equity fund tracking the US high dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 608 positions, with the top ten at 25.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SPY or VYM?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPY returned +17.5% and VYM returned +17.6%, so VYM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SPY or VYM?
- SPY charges 0.09% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VYM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SPY and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPY and 92% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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