Which returned more over the last year, SPYD or TLT?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYD returned +12.9% and TLT returned −6.4%, so SPYD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SPYD or TLT?

SPYD charges 0.07% a year and TLT charges 0.15%, so SPYD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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SPYD vs TLT: how they differ

SPYD and TLT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and SPYD returned more over the year.

State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) High Dividend ETF and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPYD and TLT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SPYD	Only in TLT
HP INC 1.69%	TREASURY BOND (2OLD) 4.16%
ACCENTURE PLC CL A 1.64%	TREASURY BOND (OLD) 4.05%
TARGET CORP 1.46%	TREASURY BOND (OTR) 1.03%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.46%	TREASURY BOND 0.02%
MEDTRONIC PLC 1.45%
MOSAIC CO/THE 1.44%
PFIZER INC 1.44%
AT+T INC 1.43%

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 Sep 10, 2026.

SPYD and TLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SPYD State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) High Dividend ETF	TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	iShares
What it is	SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend	20+ year Treasuries
Total return, 1 year	+12.9%	−6.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−4.6 pts	−23.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.15%
Holdings	81	41

SPYD in plain words

SPYD is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 81 positions, with the top ten at 14.9%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

TLT in plain words

TLT is a bond fund tracking the 20+ year Treasuries. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −6.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 42.9% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPYD or TLT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYD returned +12.9% and TLT returned −6.4%, so SPYD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPYD or TLT?: SPYD charges 0.07% a year and TLT charges 0.15%, so SPYD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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