EGUS vs SPYG: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Growth ETF

EGUSCCboe

State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF

SPYGANYSE Arca

Overlap

59.8%by weight

Expense ratio

SPYG −0.14pt a year

EGUS0.18%SPYG0.04%

Avg volume · 30D

SPYG 922.9×the volume

EGUS2.67KSPYG2.47M

3Y return · a year

SPYG +2.8pt

EGUS+22.1%SPYG+24.9%

EGUS vs SPYG Performance

Nov 7, 2025 – Nov 9, 2026

+5.3%EGUS+10.0%SPYG

Expense ratio: EGUS 0.18%; SPYG 0.04%, better
Fund size: EGUS $28M; SPYG $51.7B
1Y total return: EGUS +5.3%; SPYG +10.0%, better
Yield (12M): EGUS 0.21%; SPYG 0.51%, better
Holdings: EGUS 108; SPYG 155
Avg volume (30D): EGUS 2.67K sh; SPYG 2.47M sh, better
NAV per share: EGUS $53.78; SPYG $112.22
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for EGUS, SPYG, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	EGUS	SPYG
Cost30% weight	C49	A96Higher
Mission25% weight	A100Higher	A98
Risk15% weight	C43	B61Higher
Tradability15% weight	D32	A95Higher
Holdings10% weight	D27	D36Higher
Durability5% weight	D30	A79Higher

Rank among US Growth Index funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. EGUS and SPYG are both graded against the same 35 US Growth Index funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

US Growth Index⁠

Category · 35 funds

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SPYG ranks 1st and EGUS 24th of 35 funds in the US Growth Index Category.

Rank 1ASPYGState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETFScore 84
Rank 2AIMCGiShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETFScore 78
Rank 23BCOWGPacer US Large Cap Cash Cows Growth Leaders ETFScore 55
Rank 24CEGUSiShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Growth ETFScore 54
Rank 25CGFLWVictoryshares Free Cash Flow Growth ETFScore 52

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

EGUSCiShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Growth ETF

SPYGAState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF

In short

EGUS Most ESG funds live in the middle of the market. EGUS moves the screen into the growth style box: it starts from MSCI's US large- and mid-cap growth universe, then optimizes toward better-rated ESG names while targeting risk and return close to the unscreened parent index.

SPYG The 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

EGUS The Fund seeks to track an index of U.S. large- and mid-capitalization equities with growth characteristics and positive environmental, social and governance characteristics.

SPYG 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

EGUS Not a bolt-on. The index is built by optimizing the MSCI USA Growth parent for ESG exposure while aiming to keep risk and return characteristics similar to it.msci.com
Hard exclusions, not vibes: tobacco, controversial weapons, civilian firearms, thermal coal and oil sands are ineligible for the index.msci.com
0.18% a year buys the screen plus standard iShares index plumbing. Roughly 90 large- and mid-cap growth names, with distributions paid quarterly.ishares.com
A 2023 launch that does exactly what the label says: US growth, ESG-screened, index-tracked, with the objective spelled out in the registration statement.

SPYG Costs 0.04% a year, well under the typical fee in the US growth-ETF group.
The cheapest way to buy the S&P 500 Growth Index: VOOG follows the same benchmark at 0.07%.
Has tracked its index tightly, one of the strongest implementations among growth funds we grade.
Trading since 2000, now a multi-billion-dollar fund that changes hands actively, so spreads stay thin. Pays quarterly.

Worth knowing

EGUS Small and thinly traded next to the big growth trackers, so bid-ask spreads can run wider and large orders need more care.
Unscreened growth trackers charge far less (VUG at 0.03%, SCHG at 0.04%) than this fund's 0.18%. The ESG optimizer is what the extra buys.
Roughly 90 names, and the optimizer can leave out growth companies you'd expect to see, so returns can drift from a plain growth index in either direction.msci.com

SPYG About 150 stocks, not 500. You get the growth slice, which means heavier single-name and sector concentration than the full index.
The index screens on growth and momentum, so rebalances lean into names that have already run and the ride is bumpier than the broad market.
Large-cap US only. No small caps, no international, no bonds.

Full EGUS profile⁠

Full SPYG profile⁠

EGUS vs SPYG Holdings

How EGUS and SPYG differ

Overlap by weight

59.8%

Shared holdings make up 88.9% of EGUS and 62.2% of SPYG.

Level by level

Holdings67 in both59.8%
Sector11 Sectors88.8%
Asset classStocks100%
Countryby domicile99.7%

Sector

Sector weights in EGUS and SPYG, widest gap first
Sector	Gap	EGUS	SPYG
Financials	SPYG +5.3 points	4.8%	10.1%
Communication	SPYG +4.8 points	9.6%	14.4%
Consumer Discretionary	EGUS +4.2 points	13.2%	9.0%
Technology	EGUS +2.8 points	53.4%	50.6%
Industrials	EGUS +1.7 points	7.3%	5.6%
Energy	EGUS +1.1 points	1.1%	0.0%
Consumer Staples	SPYG +1.0 points	0.3%	1.3%
Materials	EGUS +0.9 points	1.3%	0.4%
Real Estate	EGUS +0.5 points	1.2%	0.7%
Utilities	SPYG +0.2 points	0.1%	0.3%
Health Care	EGUS +0.2 points	7.8%	7.6%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in EGUS and SPYG, widest gap first
Country	Gap	EGUS	SPYG
United States	SPYG +0.1 points	99.7%	99.8%
Brazil	EGUS +0.3 points	0.3%	0.0%
China	SPYG +0.1 points	0.0%	0.1%
Mexico	SPYG +0.1 points	0.0%	0.1%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

EGUS64.4%
SPYG60.1%

Securities held

EGUS106
SPYG153

Asset class

EGUS: Stocks
SPYG: Stocks

Holdings

Only in EGUS39
In both67
Only in SPYG86

Only in EGUS

39 securities, 10.8% of EGUS by weight

Ecolab0.96%
Equinix Reit0.78%
Ww Grainger Inc0.77%
Mckesson Corp0.63%
Cencora0.47%
Cheniere Energy0.46%
Chipotle Mexican Grill0.46%
Western Digital Corp0.42%
Targa Resources0.40%
Keysight Technologies0.32%
Deckers Outdoor0.32%
Dell Technologies Inc Class C0.31%
Waters Corp0.31%
Xpo0.29%
Sherwin Williams0.28%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals0.27%
Zscaler0.27%
Mercadolibre0.26%
Cloudflare Class A0.24%
Snowflake0.21%
Analog Devices0.20%
West Pharmaceutical Services0.19%
Mongodb Class A0.19%
Costco Wholesale Corp0.18%
Iron Mountain Inc0.15%
Atlassian Corp Class A0.14%
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals0.14%
Sharkninja0.13%
Texas Pacific Land0.13%
Estee Lauder Inc Class A0.12%
Rocket Lab Corp0.12%
Samsara Class A0.11%
Rivian Automotive Class A0.11%
Coeur Mining0.09%
Eaton PLC0.09%
Jb Hunt Transport Services0.09%
Burlington Stores0.08%
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd0.07%
Carpenter Technology0.06%

Only in SPYG

86 securities, 37.8% of SPYG by weight

Microsoft Corp11.71%
Meta Platforms Inc Class A4.00%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B3.16%
Micron Technology Inc2.32%
JPMorgan Chase & Co1.80%
Johnson & Johnson1.17%
Rtx Corp0.76%
AbbVie Inc0.70%
Cisco Systems Inc0.58%
Philip Morris International0.51%
Amgen Inc0.50%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc0.49%
Intuitive Surgical Inc0.48%
Coca Cola Co/The0.46%
Morgan Stanley0.39%
Newmont Corp0.38%
Sandisk Corp0.36%
Intl Business Machines Corp0.36%
American Express Co0.34%
Gilead Sciences Inc0.33%
Marriott International Class A0.26%
McDonald’s Corp0.26%
Tjx Companies Inc0.24%
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd0.24%
Progressive Corp0.22%
Hca Healthcare Inc0.22%
O Reilly Automotive Inc0.22%
Vertiv Holdings Co A0.21%
Doordash Inc A0.20%
Transdigm Group Inc0.20%
Monster Beverage Corp0.19%
Parker Hannifin Corp0.19%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp0.19%
S+p Global Inc0.18%
Cme Group Inc0.18%
Boeing Co/The0.18%
Johnson Controls Internation0.16%
Intuit Inc0.16%
Stryker Corp0.14%
General Dynamics Corp0.14%
Boston Scientific Corp0.12%
Te Connectivity PLC0.12%
Vistra Corp0.12%
Carnival Corp Ltd0.11%
Airbnb Inc Class A0.11%
United Rentals Inc0.11%
Ebay Inc0.11%
Kkr & Co Inc0.11%
Ross Stores Inc0.11%
Interactive Brokers Gro Class A0.10%

Weight gaps

All 67 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in EGUS and SPYG, widest gap first
Holding	Gap	EGUS	SPYG
AppleAAPL	EGUS +8.74 points	16.16%	7.42%
Amazon.com IncAMZN	EGUS +3.92 points	7.93%	4.01%
Visa Class AV	EGUS +1.82 points	3.00%	1.18%
Tesla IncTSLA	EGUS +1.42 points	3.28%	1.86%
Idexx LaboratoriesIDXX	EGUS +0.97 points	1.13%	0.16%
Trane Technologies PLCTT	EGUS +0.97 points	1.11%	0.14%
NVIDIANVDA	EGUS +0.78 points	14.20%	13.42%
Cummins IncCMI	EGUS +0.77 points	0.89%	0.12%
AutodeskADSK	EGUS +0.74 points	0.84%	0.10%
Mettler ToledoMTD	EGUS +0.74 points	0.79%	0.05%
Palo Alto NetworksPANW	EGUS +0.66 points	1.09%	0.43%
Cadence Design SystemsCDNS	EGUS +0.56 points	0.72%	0.16%
ServicenowNOW	EGUS +0.50 points	0.69%	0.19%
Caseys General Stores IncCASY	EGUS +0.45 points	0.53%	0.08%
Moodys CorpMCO	EGUS +0.44 points	0.55%	0.11%
Amphenol Corp Class AAPH	SPYG +0.43 points	0.12%	0.55%
Veeva Systems Class AVEEV	EGUS +0.40 points	0.48%	0.08%
Applied Material IncAMAT	EGUS +0.37 points	1.16%	0.79%
Alphabet Class AGOOGL	EGUS +0.37 points	5.34%	4.97%
Edwards LifesciencesEW	EGUS +0.37 points	0.45%	0.08%
Lam ResearchLRCX	EGUS +0.36 points	1.11%	0.75%
Mastercard Class AMA	EGUS +0.35 points	1.40%	1.05%
Ge AerospaceGE	EGUS +0.35 points	0.87%	0.52%
NetflixNFLX	SPYG +0.31 points	0.47%	0.78%
OracleORCL	EGUS +0.31 points	0.66%	0.35%
Palantir Technologies Class APLTR	SPYG +0.31 points	0.79%	1.10%
Advanced Micro DevicesAMD	EGUS +0.29 points	2.47%	2.18%
Marvell TechnologyMRVL	EGUS +0.29 points	0.46%	0.17%
Broadcom IncAVGO	EGUS +0.28 points	4.43%	4.15%
Alphabet Class CGOOG	EGUS +0.25 points	4.26%	4.01%
WelltowerWELL	SPYG +0.25 points	0.28%	0.53%
Crowdstrike Holdings Class ACRWD	SPYG +0.22 points	0.44%	0.66%
Emcor GroupEME	EGUS +0.16 points	0.24%	0.08%
Caterpillar IncCAT	EGUS +0.16 points	0.92%	0.76%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLCSTX	EGUS +0.15 points	0.35%	0.20%
Applovin Class AAPP	SPYG +0.12 points	0.19%	0.31%
Eli LillyLLY	EGUS +0.12 points	3.34%	3.22%
Uber TechnologiesUBER	SPYG +0.12 points	0.30%	0.42%
KlaKLAC	SPYG +0.12 points	0.42%	0.54%
Quanta Services IncPWR	SPYG +0.11 points	0.13%	0.24%
CorningGLW	EGUS +0.11 points	0.28%	0.17%
Hilton Worldwide HoldingsHLT	SPYG +0.10 points	0.15%	0.25%
Ulta Beauty IncULTA	EGUS +0.10 points	0.18%	0.08%
FortinetFTNT	EGUS +0.09 points	0.23%	0.14%
Axon EnterpriseAXON	EGUS +0.08 points	0.13%	0.05%
Verisk AnalyticsVRSK	EGUS +0.08 points	0.12%	0.04%
Howmet AerospaceHWM	EGUS +0.08 points	0.32%	0.24%
Monolithic Power Systems IncMPWR	SPYG +0.07 points	0.10%	0.17%
Comfort Systems UsaFIX	EGUS +0.06 points	0.17%	0.11%
Workday Class AWDAY	EGUS +0.07 points	0.12%	0.05%
Constellation Energy CorpCEG	SPYG +0.06 points	0.10%	0.16%
Las Vegas SandsLVS	EGUS +0.07 points	0.10%	0.03%
Bloom Energy Class ABE	SPYG +0.06 points	0.09%	0.15%
VerisignVRSN	EGUS +0.05 points	0.12%	0.07%
Arista NetworksANET	EGUS +0.05 points	0.58%	0.53%
Fair IsaacFICO	EGUS +0.05 points	0.07%	0.02%
CoherentCOHR	SPYG +0.04 points	0.07%	0.11%
First SolarFSLR	EGUS +0.04 points	0.10%	0.06%
Carvana Class ACVNA	EGUS +0.03 points	0.11%	0.08%
CienaCIEN	EGUS +0.03 points	0.13%	0.10%
Rockwell Automation IncROK	EGUS +0.02 points	0.09%	0.07%
Robinhood Markets Class AHOOD	SPYG +0.02 points	0.17%	0.19%
Ge VernovaGEV	EGUS +0.02 points	0.63%	0.61%
Datadog Inc Class ADDOG	SPYG +0.01 points	0.17%	0.18%
Lumentum HoldingsLITE	EGUS +0.01 points	0.15%	0.14%
Booking HoldingsBKNG	EGUS +0.01 points	0.37%	0.36%
Everpure Inc Class AP	SPYG +0.01 points	0.09%	0.10%

All 106 EGUS holdings⁠All 153 SPYG holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

EGUS vs SPYG Cost

Overpaying EGUS vs SPYG

$2,900

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

EGUS 0.18%
$3,749
SPYG 0.04%
$849

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

EGUS 0.18%
SPYG 0.04%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	EGUS	SPYG	Overpaying
10	$328	$73	$255
20	$1,281	$288	$993
30	$3,749	$849	$2,900

Expense ratio

0.18%EGUS
0.04%SPYG, cheaper

SPYG0.04%EGUS0.18%

0.03%0.70%

Middle half of US Growth Index funds
Median 0.18%

SPYG 2nd cheapest of 35 funds

EGUS 17th cheapest of 35 funds

EGUS vs SPYG Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 9, 2026

Yield (12M): EGUS 0.21%; SPYG 0.51%, better
Payout (12M): EGUS $0.12; SPYG $0.59
Last payment: EGUS $0.03; SPYG $0.15
Ex-dividend: EGUS Sep 15, 2026; SPYG Sep 21, 2026
Paid on: EGUS Sep 18, 2026; SPYG Sep 23, 2026
Frequency: EGUS Quarterly; SPYG Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

EGUSQuarterly · 15 paymentsAll EGUS payments⁠

SPYGQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll SPYG payments⁠

EGUS vs SPYG Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: EGUS 17.4%SPYG 16.5%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: EGUS 1.12SPYG 1.28, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: EGUS −24.9%since Feb 2023SPYG −32.7%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: EGUS 1.25SPYG 1.18; Market = 1

EGUS and SPYG in the news

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EGUS vs SPYG

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How EGUS and SPYG differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in EGUS

Only in SPYG

Weight gaps

Cost over time

Year by year

Distribution history

Fall from peak · 5 years

Risk facts

The best growth ETF is the cheap one on the index you want

The cheap large-cap growth pick is the S&P 500 list

How EGUS and SPYG differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in EGUS

Only in SPYG

Weight gaps