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VGT vs. SPYD

Vanguard Information Technology ETF

VGT
$
Today’s Change
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vs

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF

SPYD
$
Today’s Change
()

Correlation

1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
Max

Performance Measures**

for the time period Jan 30, 2004 to Dec 5, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return:

3M Trailing Return:

VGT

-1.2%

10.0%

SPYD

2.5%

-2.3%

Diff.

-3.7%

+12.3%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

VGT

-54.6%

22.6%

SPYD

-46.4%

19.9%

Diff.

-8.2%

+2.7%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

VGT

0.71

0.26

SPYD

0.51

0.18

Diff.

+0.2

+0.08

VGTVanguard Information Technology ETF
SPYDSPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF

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
SPYD SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF
Inception date
Jan 26, 2004
Oct 21, 2015
Expense ratio
0.1%
0.07%
VGT has a higher expense ratio than SPYD by 0.03%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in VGT than SPYD.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
VGT targets investing in US Equities, while SPYD targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
State Street (SPDR)
VGT is managed by Vanguard, while SPYD is managed by State Street (SPDR).
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$206,920,148
$31,341,265
Both VGT and SPYD 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
$6,188,814,848
VGT has more assets under management than SPYD by $43,832,913,126. 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 High Dividend Index
VGT is based off of the MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Transition Index, while SPYD is based off of the S&P 500 High Dividend Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither VGT nor SPYD use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
VGT and SPYD 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
SPYD may offer dividends, while VGT does not. The frequency and yield of the dividend for SPYD may vary.
Prospectus
Neither VGT nor SPYD require a K1.

Trading Strategies
Related toVGT

Aggressive Battleship III/ Sort WM 74

Category

Tactical allocation, trend-following, momentum rotation, multi-asset, leveraged ETFs, crash-hedge, commodities tilt, daily rebalanced

OOS Cumulative Return

149.38%

Trading Strategies
Related toSPYD

Dividend ETFs

Category

Dividend income, equity factors, multi-ETF, buy-and-hold, global equities, value tilt, low-volatility tilt

OOS Cumulative Return

28.41%

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Disclaimers

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We show information directly obtained from our data provider, Xignite. Data shown here is provided by Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes the information shown here is reliable, but has not been verified and there is no guarantee that the information is accurate.

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We show information based on calculations performed by Composer using data from our provider. Information provided here is based on calculations performed by Composer using data sourced from Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes this information is reliable, but has not verified the data and there is no guarantee that the calculations are accurate.