State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF
$115.21−1.21 (−1.04%)
- 0.04%
- $55.5B
- +8.3%
- 0.50%
- 2.28M sh
- low $93.61high $127.13
The ETF.net SPYG Grade
A
Score 84 out of 100
- 1 of 35
Score 84 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A96 out of 100Rank 1 of 35Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A98 out of 100Rank 11 of 32Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B62 out of 100Rank 9 of 35Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A95 out of 100Rank 2 of 35Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D38 out of 100Rank 27 of 35Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A79 out of 100Rank 7 of 35
Our read on SPYG
In short
AThe growth half of the S&P 500 for 0.04% a year, running since 2000. No exotic screen, no reinvention: just the index's fastest-growing names, in the cheapest wrapper tracking that index.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the total return of the S&P 500 Growth Index. It provides exposure to S&P 500 companies selected for strong growth characteristics.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
SPYG Holdings
- Stocks
- 154
- 59%
- NVDA
Sectors
- Technology52.9%
- Communication14.8%
- Financials9.2%
- Consumer Discretionary8.3%
- Health Care6.9%
- Industrials5.6%
- Consumer Staples1.2%
- Real Estate0.6%
- Utilities0.3%
- Materials0.3%
Geography
- United States99.78%
- China0.12%
- Mexico0.10%
SPYG Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
SPYG$10,830
Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | SPYG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +9.5% |
| 1 month | −5.4% |
| 3 months | −0.5% |
| 1 year | +8.3% |
| 3 years | +27.1% |
| 5 years | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +17.5% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | SPYG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +9.5% | |
| 2025 | +22.1% | |
| 2024 | +36.0% | |
| 2023 | +30.0% | |
| 2022 | −29.4% | |
| 2021 | +32.0% | |
| 2020 | +33.5% |
SPYG in the news
SPYG Dividends
- 0.50%
- $0.59
- $0.15 per share
- Quarterly
SPYG Risk
- 16.5%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 1.28
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −32.7%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.17
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
SPYG Cost
Overpaying vs VUG, cheapest in US Growth Index
$211
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
SPYG 0.04%
$849
VUG 0.03% Cheapest
$638
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | SPYG | VUG | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $73 | $55 | $18 |
| 20 | $288 | $216 | $72 |
| 30 | $849 | $638 | $211 |
Other funds in US Growth Index
- AILCGiShares Morningstar Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.04%1 year return +3.2%
- AIMCGiShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.06%1 year return +14.0%
- ASCHGSchwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.04%1 year return +3.3%
- AVUGVanguard Morningstar Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.03%1 year return +2.7%
- AVBKVanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.05%1 year return +9.2%
