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ETF Comparisons

SPYG vs. VYM

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF

SPYG
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Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

VYM
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Correlation

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Top 10 comparisons with SPYG:
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SPYG
Correlation
With:
VYM
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
SwitchIVWBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF1.00VOOGVanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF1.00IUSGBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core S&P U.S.Growth ETF1.00ILCGBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Morningstar Growth ETF0.98IWLBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Russell Top 200 ETF0.98XLGInvesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF0.98IQSUIndexIQ ETF Trust - IQ Candriam U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF0.98OEFBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares S&P 100 ETF0.98MGCVanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Mega Cap 300 Index ETF0.98IWFBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF0.98

Top 10 shared holdings

The top 10 holdings shared by SPYG and VYM:
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Exxon Mobil Corp.
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Performance Measures**

for the time period Sep 29, 2000 to Dec 16, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return:

3M Trailing Return:

SPYG

1.8%

2.1%

VYM

3.5%

3.1%

Diff.

-1.7%

-1%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

SPYG

-69.2%

21.7%

VYM

-57.0%

18.3%

Diff.

-12.2%

+3.4%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

SPYG

0.42

0.10

VYM

0.56

0.16

Diff.

-0.14

-0.06

SPYGSPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF
VYMVanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

What is SPYG?

The SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the S&P 500 Growth Index (the "Index"). The S&P 500 Growth Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization growth sector in the U.S. equity market. The selection universe for the S&P 500 Index includes all U.S. common equities listed on the NYSE, NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Select Market and NASDAQ Capital Market with market capitalizations of $5.3 billion or more. The Index is market capitalization weighted.

Snapshot
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SPYG SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF
VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
Inception date
Sep 25, 2000
Nov 10, 2006
Expense ratio
0.04%
0.06%
SPYG has a lower expense ratio than VYM by 0.01%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in SPYG than VYM.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
SPYG targets investing in US Equities, while VYM targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
State Street (SPDR)
Vanguard
SPYG is managed by State Street (SPDR), while VYM is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$94,041,426
$134,746,385
Both SPYG and VYM are considered high-volume assets. They’re less likely to be affected by issues like slippage and failed orders on Composer than low-volume assets.
AUM
$18,568,081,481
$48,466,955,232
SPYG has more assets under management than VYM by $29,898,873,751. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
S&P 500 Growth Index
FTSE High Dividend Yield Index
SPYG is based off of the S&P 500 Growth Index, while VYM is based off of the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither SPYG nor VYM use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
SPYG and VYM both use a Passive investing strategy. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.
Dividend
No
Yes
VYM may offer dividends, while SPYG does not. The frequency and yield of the dividend for VYM may vary.
Prospectus
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Neither SPYG nor VYM require a K1.

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OOS Cumulative Return

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OOS Cumulative Return

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Disclaimers

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