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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 VLUE: how they differ

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

State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF and iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPYG and VLUE 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 SPYGOnly in VLUE
NVIDIA CORP 14.85%MICRON TECHNOLOGY 21.65%
MICROSOFT CORP 10.27%CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.14%
APPLE INC 6.73%GENERAL MOTORS 3.72%
ALPHABET INC CL A 5.47%VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 3.05%
BROADCOM INC 4.80%AT&T 2.69%
ALPHABET INC CL C 4.38%BANK OF AMERICA 2.15%
META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 3.97%FORD MOTOR CO 1.94%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.67%COMCAST CLASS A 1.79%

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 VLUE 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
VLUE
iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerState StreetiShares
What it isSPDR Portfolio S&P 500 GrowthMSCI USA Value Factor
Total return, 1 year+17.9%+69.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+0.4 pts+51.9 pts
Expense ratio0.04%0.15%
Already in the S&P 500100.0%96.9%
Holdings150148

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%.

VLUE in plain words

VLUE is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +69.4% 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. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 44.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPYG or VLUE?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYG returned +17.9% and VLUE returned +69.4%, so VLUE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPYG or VLUE?
SPYG charges 0.04% a year and VLUE charges 0.15%, so SPYG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SPYG and VLUE overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPYG and 97% of VLUE 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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