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

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SPYG vs SPYM: how they differ

SPYG and SPYM hold 66% of their weight in the same names.

State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPYG and SPYM hold 66% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SPYG and SPYM both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingSPYGSPYM
NVIDIA CORP14.85%8.07%
APPLE INC6.73%7.32%
MICROSOFT CORP10.27%5.58%
AMAZON.COM INC3.67%3.76%
ALPHABET INC CL A5.47%2.98%
BROADCOM INC4.80%2.61%
ALPHABET INC CL C4.38%2.38%
META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A3.97%2.16%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC3.09%1.68%
TESLA INC1.78%1.56%
JPMORGAN CHASE + CO1.81%1.45%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CL B2.61%1.42%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SPYGOnly in SPYM
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.04%
INTEL CORP 0.76%
WALMART INC 0.71%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.62%
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 0.61%
CHEVRON CORP 0.61%
MERCK + CO. INC. 0.55%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 0.54%

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.

SPYG and SPYM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SPYG
State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF
SPYM
State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerState StreetState Street
What it isSPDR Portfolio S&P 500 GrowthS&P 500
Total return, 1 year+17.9%+17.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+0.4 pts+0.1 pts
Expense ratio0.04%1.30%
Already in the S&P 500100.0%100.0%
Holdings150507

SPYG in plain words

SPYG is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% 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 150 positions, with the top ten at 59.8%.

SPYM in plain words

SPYM is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. 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 1.30% 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 507 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPYG or SPYM?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYG returned +17.9% and SPYM returned +17.6%, so SPYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPYG or SPYM?
SPYG charges 0.04% a year and SPYM charges 1.30%, so SPYG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SPYG and SPYM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPYG and 100% of SPYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 66% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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