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SPY · SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

SPY tracks the S&P 500 and returned +17.5% over the past year.

Index equity fund · S&P 500 · data as of

Key facts

+17.5%Total return, 1 year
0.09%Expense ratio
505Holdings
−1.8%Below its high

Its ten largest equity positions

SPY top ten by weight, 38.2% of its 505 equity positions, from the holdings published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. An index fund holds what the index holds, so this is the index. Source: the issuer’s own daily file.
HoldingTickerWeight
NVIDIA CORPNVDA8.08%
APPLE INCAAPL7.33%
MICROSOFT CORPMSFT5.59%
AMAZON.COM INCAMZN3.77%
ALPHABET INC CL AGOOGL2.98%
BROADCOM INCAVGO2.61%
ALPHABET INC CL CGOOG2.39%
META PLATFORMS INC CLASS AMETA2.16%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INCMU1.69%
TESLA INCTSLA1.56%

Compare SPY

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Period by period

SPY over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnS&P 500Gap to S&P 500Gap to Nasdaq-100
3 months+3.3%+3.3%0.0 pts+4.1 pts
6 months+16.0%+16.0%0.0 pts−4.7 pts
1 year+17.5%+17.5%0.0 pts−5.5 pts
3 years+77.9%+77.9%0.0 pts−17.2 pts
Since listing+804.4%+804.4%0.0 pts−869.5 pts

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%.

What it tracksS&P 500
Fund typeIndex equity fund
Expense ratio (485BPOS, Jan 26, 2026)0.09%
Price$764.29
Listed sinceJan 4, 2010
Net assets (the issuer own daily fund list, as of Sep 10, 2026)$799.4bn
Below its high (ETFIQ)−1.8%
Holdings505
Top ten weight38.2%
Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT)Sep 10, 2026
Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)100.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ)0.0%
Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ)54.4%

Questions people ask

How has SPY performed?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, SPY returned +17.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +77.9%.
What does SPY cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year.
What does SPY hold?
505 positions as filed for Sep 10, 2026, with the top ten at 38.2% of the fund. 100% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.
How far is SPY below its high?
1.8% below its high of Aug 13, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

Where these figures came from

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Where SPY is written about

SPY, core index fund, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. ETFIQ is an independent publisher, is not a fund issuer, broker-dealer or investment adviser, and makes no recommendations.

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