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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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SPYM vs VTWO: how they differ

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

State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) ETF and Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPYM and VTWO 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 SPYMOnly in VTWO
NVIDIA CORP 8.07%Bloom Energy Corp 1.83%
APPLE INC 7.32%Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.12%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.58%Sterling Infrastructure Inc 0.76%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.76%Fabrinet 0.69%
ALPHABET INC CL A 2.98%Nextpower Inc 0.67%
BROADCOM INC 2.61%IonQ Inc 0.63%
ALPHABET INC CL C 2.38%Coeur Mining Inc 0.58%
META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.16%TTM Technologies Inc 0.52%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

SPYM and VTWO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SPYM
State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) ETF
VTWO
Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerState StreetVanguard
What it isS&P 500Russell 2000
Total return, 1 year+17.6%+21.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+0.1 pts+3.9 pts
Expense ratio1.30%0.07%
Already in the S&P 500100.0%0.5%
Holdings5071951

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%.

VTWO in plain words

VTWO is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 2000. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1951 positions, with the top ten at 7.8%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPYM or VTWO?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYM returned +17.6% and VTWO returned +21.4%, so VTWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPYM or VTWO?
SPYM charges 1.30% a year and VTWO charges 0.07%, so VTWO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SPYM and VTWO overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPYM and 0% of VTWO 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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