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VGT vs. SPY

Vanguard Information Technology ETF

VGT
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SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

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VGTVanguard Information Technology ETF
SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

What is VGT?

Seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of stocks in the information technology sector. Passively managed using a full-replication strategy when possible and a sampling strategy if regulatory constraints dictate. Includes stocks of companies that serve the electronics and computer industries or that manufacture products based on the latest applied science.

Snapshot
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VGT Vanguard Information Technology ETF
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Inception date
Jan 26, 2004
Jan 22, 1993
Expense ratio
0.10%
0.09%
VGT has a higher expense ratio than SPY by 0.01%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in VGT than SPY.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
VGT targets investing in US Equities, while SPY targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
State Street (SPDR)
VGT is managed by Vanguard, while SPY is managed by State Street (SPDR).
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$206,920,148
$33,257,618,740
Both VGT and SPY 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
$50,021,727,974
$400,404,126,565
VGT has more assets under management than SPY by $350,382,398,591. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Transition Index
S&P 500 Index
VGT is based off of the MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Transition Index, while SPY is based off of the S&P 500 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
VGT and SPY use the same leverage ratio. Inverse and leveraged ETFs can be used to either take an opposite position or amplify returns of a given index.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
VGT and SPY 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
No
VGT and SPY may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
SPY may issue a K1, while VGT does not. You can find non-K1 alternatives for SPY in its “Related ETFs” section.

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