RKSG vs SPYG: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Ruk Strategic Growth ETF

RKSGCNYSE Arca

State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF

SPYGANYSE Arca

Overlap

45.7%by weight

Expense ratio

SPYG −0.46pt a year

RKSG0.50%SPYG0.04%

Avg volume · 30D

SPYG 4390.0×the volume

RKSG520SPYG2.28M

RKSG vs SPYG Performance

Jul 31, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026

+3.7%RKSG−0.5%SPYG

Expense ratio: RKSG 0.50%; SPYG 0.04%, better
Fund size: RKSG $3M; SPYG $55.5B
1Y total return: RKSG No data; SPYG +8.3%
Yield (12M): RKSG No data; SPYG 0.50%
Holdings: RKSG 249; SPYG 154
Avg volume (30D): RKSG 520 sh; SPYG 2.28M sh, better
NAV per share: RKSG $28.85; SPYG $119.59
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for RKSG, SPYG, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	RKSG	SPYG
Cost30% weight	F18	A96Higher
Mission25% weight	Not scored	A98
Risk15% weight	A99Higher	B62
Tradability15% weight	D26	A95Higher
Holdings10% weight	B60Higher	D38
Durability5% weight	F21	A79Higher

Rank among US Growth Index funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. RKSG 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 RKSG 32nd of 35 funds in the US Growth Index Category.

Rank 1ASPYGState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETFScore 84
Rank 2AILCGiShares Morningstar Growth ETFScore 78
Rank 32CQMIDWisdomTree U.S. MidCap Quality Growth FundScore 40
Rank 32CRKSGRuk Strategic Growth ETFScore 40
Rank 34DFSGSFirst Trust SMID Growth Strength ETFScore 36

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

RKSGCRuk Strategic Growth ETF

SPYGAState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF

In short

RKSG Three screens (growth, momentum, value) folded into one passive US stock index instead of three separate funds. A 2026 launch charging 0.50% in a corner of the market where the giants charge pennies.

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

RKSG The Fund passively seeks to track the pre-fee total return of the Ruk Strategic Growth Index.

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

RKSG One wrapper, three factor screens: the Ruk Strategic Growth Index blends growth, momentum and value, so you're not stacking three single-factor funds to get a multifactor tilt.
Rules, not hunches. It passively tracks a published index rather than leaning on a manager's stock picks, so holdings are set by the index methodology.
Plain plumbing: a 1940 Act US equity ETF. No K-1, no commodity-pool paperwork, just a standard fund holding US stocks.

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

RKSG Fee gap is real: 0.50% a year against the largest US growth index funds at 0.03% to 0.06% (VUG, SCHG, VONG). The multifactor blend has to earn that difference.
It launched in 2026, so the record is short and the asset base is small. Thin trading tends to mean wider bid-ask spreads than the household-name growth funds.
The index is the issuer's own, and there isn't yet enough history to see how tightly the fund hugs it. Growth is the goal here, not income.

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 RKSG profile⁠

Full SPYG profile⁠

RKSG vs SPYG Holdings

How RKSG and SPYG differ

Overlap by weight

45.7%

Shared holdings make up 82.7% of SPYG and 57.9% of RKSG.

Level by level

Holdings99 in both45.7%
Sector11 Sectors72.8%
Countryby domicile96.3%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in RKSG and SPYG, widest gap first
Sector	More in RKSGMore in SPYG	RKSG	SPYG
Technology	SPYG +17.9 points	35.0%	52.9%
Health Care	RKSG +10.4 points	17.3%	6.8%
Energy	RKSG +8.6 points	8.6%	0.0%
Communication	SPYG +7.6 points	7.2%	14.8%
Industrials	RKSG +1.9 points	7.5%	5.6%
Consumer Staples	RKSG +1.9 points	3.1%	1.2%
Financials	RKSG +2.0 points	11.2%	9.2%
Consumer Discretionary	SPYG +1.9 points	6.4%	8.3%
Materials	RKSG +1.5 points	1.8%	0.3%
Real Estate	RKSG +0.6 points	1.2%	0.6%
Utilities	RKSG +0.3 points	0.6%	0.3%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in RKSG and SPYG, widest gap first
Country	More in RKSGMore in SPYG	RKSG	SPYG
United States	SPYG +3.5 points	96.3%	99.8%
Bermuda	RKSG +1.5 points	1.5%	0.0%
United Kingdom	RKSG +1.0 points	1.0%	0.0%
Switzerland	RKSG +0.5 points	0.5%	0.0%
Other countries (7)	RKSG +0.5 points	0.7%	0.2%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

RKSG41.1%
SPYG58.9%

Securities held

RKSG249
SPYG152

Asset class

RKSG: Equity
SPYG: Equity

Holdings

Only in RKSG150
In both99
Only in SPYG53

Only in RKSG

150 securities, 42.1% of RKSG by weight

Lockheed Martin Corp2.43%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc2.09%
Merck & Co Inc2.05%
Allstate Corp/The1.98%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc1.55%
Arch Capital Group Ltd1.46%
Colgate-Palmolive Co1.35%
EOG Resources Inc1.35%
Chevron Corp1.31%
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc1.00%
Republic Services Inc0.97%
Expand Energy Corp0.96%
Royalty Pharma PLC0.95%
Waste Management Inc0.93%
Reinsurance Group of America Inc0.78%
Marathon Petroleum Corp0.77%
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc0.74%
Willis Towers Watson PLC0.73%
United Therapeutics Corp0.73%
Royal Gold Inc0.71%
Devon Energy Corp0.69%
Diamondback Energy Inc0.59%
Valero Energy Corp0.55%
CF Industries Holdings Inc0.51%
First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/20310.44%
Amcor PLC0.43%
Cencora Inc0.40%
NextEra Energy Inc0.35%
Texas Pacific Land Corp0.34%
Williams Cos Inc/The0.19%
EQT Corp0.18%
Linde PLC0.18%
Equinix Inc0.18%
Costco Wholesale Corp0.18%
Permian Resources Corp0.15%
Phillips 660.15%
Analog Devices Inc0.14%
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc0.14%
Nucor Corp0.14%
Corpay Inc0.14%
Ovintiv Inc0.14%
Veralto Corp0.13%
Packaging Corp of America0.13%
XPO Inc0.13%
Williams-Sonoma Inc0.13%
Extra Space Storage Inc0.13%
American Tower Corp0.13%
Adobe Inc0.13%
FTAI Aviation Ltd0.13%
Walmart Inc0.13%

Only in SPYG

53 securities, 17.2% of SPYG by weight

Alphabet Inc Class C3.75%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B2.82%
JPMorgan Chase & Co1.73%
Rtx Corp0.75%
AbbVie Inc0.66%
Sandisk Corp0.54%
Philip Morris International0.51%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc0.49%
General Electric0.47%
Welltower Inc0.47%
Morgan Stanley0.38%
Intl Business Machines Corp0.35%
American Express Co0.32%
Gilead Sciences Inc0.31%
Marriott International Class A0.24%
Hilton Worldwide Holdings In0.22%
McDonald’s Corp0.22%
O Reilly Automotive Inc0.20%
Hca Healthcare Inc0.20%
Transdigm Group Inc0.18%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp0.18%
Johnson Controls Internation0.18%
Boeing Co/The0.17%
Monolithic Power Systems Inc0.16%
General Dynamics Corp0.14%
Cummins Inc0.13%
Comfort Systems Usa Inc0.13%
Stryker Corp0.13%
Boston Scientific Corp0.12%
Carnival Corp Ltd0.10%
Kkr & Co Inc0.10%
Flex Ltd0.10%
Autozone Inc0.09%
Apollo Global Management Inc0.08%
Ferguson Enterprises Inc0.06%
Take Two Interactive Softwre0.05%
Cincinnati Financial Corp0.05%
Mettler Toledo International0.05%
Ralph Lauren Corp0.04%
Live Nation Entertainment In0.04%
Echostar Corp A0.04%
Verisk Analytics Inc0.04%
Steris PLC0.03%
Tko Group Holdings Inc0.03%
Insulet Corp0.03%
Rollins Inc0.03%
Wr Berkley Corp0.03%
Allegion PLC0.02%
Fox Corp Class A0.02%
Fair Isaac Corp0.02%

Weight gaps

All 99 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in RKSG and SPYG, widest gap first
Holding	More in RKSGMore in SPYG	RKSG	SPYG
Microsoft CorpMSFT	SPYG +6.29 points	4.70%	10.99%
NVIDIA CorpNVDA	SPYG +5.43 points	9.01%	14.44%
Broadcom IncAVGO	SPYG +3.22 points	1.36%	4.58%
Micron Technology IncMU	SPYG +2.80 points	0.15%	2.95%
Advanced Micro Devices IncAMD	SPYG +2.49 points	0.09%	2.58%
Meta Platforms IncMETA	SPYG +2.14 points	1.71%	3.85%
Tesla IncTSLA	SPYG +1.83 points	0.14%	1.97%
CME Group IncCME	RKSG +1.41 points	1.58%	0.17%
Progressive Corp/ThePGR	RKSG +1.39 points	1.60%	0.21%
Coca-Cola Co/TheKO	RKSG +1.32 points	1.74%	0.42%
Amazon.com IncAMZN	SPYG +1.25 points	2.29%	3.54%
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ	RKSG +1.18 points	2.27%	1.09%
Palantir Technologies IncPLTR	SPYG +1.16 points	0.10%	1.26%
Eli Lilly & CoLLY	RKSG +1.11 points	4.18%	3.07%
Cboe Global Markets IncCBOE	RKSG +0.94 points	0.99%	0.05%
Amgen IncAMGN	RKSG +0.90 points	1.37%	0.47%
Applied Materials IncAMAT	SPYG +0.86 points	0.07%	0.93%
Lam Research CorpLRCX	SPYG +0.81 points	0.08%	0.89%
Caterpillar IncCAT	SPYG +0.72 points	0.11%	0.83%
Apple IncAAPL	RKSG +0.71 points	7.82%	7.11%
Crowdstrike Holdings IncCRWD	SPYG +0.65 points	0.09%	0.74%
Netflix IncNFLX	SPYG +0.62 points	0.10%	0.72%
Monster Beverage CorpMNST	RKSG +0.58 points	0.77%	0.19%
Kla CorpKLAC	SPYG +0.53 points	0.08%	0.61%
Cisco Systems IncCSCO	SPYG +0.52 points	0.11%	0.63%
GE Vernova IncGEV	SPYG +0.51 points	0.15%	0.66%
Yum! Brands IncYUM	RKSG +0.48 points	0.54%	0.06%
Amphenol CorpAPH	SPYG +0.47 points	0.10%	0.57%
Arista Networks IncANET	SPYG +0.45 points	0.09%	0.54%
Alphabet IncGOOGL	SPYG +0.38 points	4.27%	4.65%
TJX Cos Inc/TheTJX	RKSG +0.37 points	0.61%	0.24%
Palo Alto Networks IncPANW	SPYG +0.36 points	0.13%	0.48%
Newmont CorpNEM	RKSG +0.32 points	0.65%	0.33%
Intuitive Surgical IncISRG	SPYG +0.29 points	0.15%	0.44%
Casey's General Stores IncCASY	RKSG +0.28 points	0.35%	0.07%
Uber Technologies IncUBER	SPYG +0.27 points	0.10%	0.37%
Oracle CorpORCL	SPYG +0.26 points	0.09%	0.35%
Booking Holdings IncBKNG	SPYG +0.22 points	0.10%	0.32%
Marvell Technology IncMRVL	SPYG +0.18 points	0.07%	0.25%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLCSTX	SPYG +0.17 points	0.11%	0.28%
Datadog IncDDOG	SPYG +0.17 points	0.08%	0.25%
Quanta Services IncPWR	SPYG +0.16 points	0.11%	0.27%
Vertiv Holdings CoVRT	SPYG +0.14 points	0.12%	0.26%
Robinhood Markets IncHOOD	SPYG +0.13 points	0.07%	0.20%
Howmet Aerospace IncHWM	SPYG +0.13 points	0.10%	0.23%
AppLovin CorpAPP	SPYG +0.11 points	0.08%	0.19%
Bloom Energy CorpBE	SPYG +0.11 points	0.07%	0.18%
Corning IncGLW	SPYG +0.11 points	0.09%	0.20%
Royal Caribbean Cruises LtdRCL	SPYG +0.11 points	0.11%	0.22%
ServiceNow IncNOW	SPYG +0.10 points	0.09%	0.19%
DoorDash IncDASH	SPYG +0.10 points	0.09%	0.19%
United Rentals IncURI	RKSG +0.08 points	0.20%	0.12%
Lumentum Holdings IncLITE	SPYG +0.08 points	0.15%	0.23%
Fortinet IncFTNT	SPYG +0.08 points	0.07%	0.15%
Las Vegas Sands CorpLVS	RKSG +0.07 points	0.10%	0.03%
Constellation Energy CorpCEG	SPYG +0.07 points	0.09%	0.16%
Visa IncV	SPYG +0.07 points	1.00%	1.07%
Trane Technologies PLCTT	SPYG +0.07 points	0.07%	0.14%
First Solar IncFSLR	RKSG +0.07 points	0.12%	0.05%
ResMed IncRMD	RKSG +0.06 points	0.12%	0.06%
NRG Energy IncNRG	RKSG +0.06 points	0.10%	0.04%
Dexcom IncDXCM	RKSG +0.06 points	0.10%	0.04%
Coherent CorpCOHR	SPYG +0.06 points	0.07%	0.13%
Workday IncWDAY	RKSG +0.05 points	0.10%	0.05%
Cadence Design Systems IncCDNS	SPYG +0.06 points	0.11%	0.17%
Incyte CorpINCY	RKSG +0.04 points	0.10%	0.06%
Carvana CoCVNA	RKSG +0.05 points	0.12%	0.07%
Autodesk IncADSK	RKSG +0.05 points	0.13%	0.08%
Jabil IncJBL	RKSG +0.04 points	0.09%	0.05%
MSCI IncMSCI	RKSG +0.04 points	0.11%	0.07%
Edwards Lifesciences CorpEW	RKSG +0.04 points	0.11%	0.07%
Ventas IncVTR	RKSG +0.04 points	0.10%	0.06%
VeriSign IncVRSN	RKSG +0.04 points	0.11%	0.07%
Tapestry IncTPR	RKSG +0.03 points	0.10%	0.07%
Mastercard IncMA	RKSG +0.04 points	0.99%	0.96%
Simon Property Group IncSPG	RKSG +0.03 points	0.11%	0.08%
Ulta Beauty IncULTA	RKSG +0.03 points	0.11%	0.08%
EMCOR Group IncEME	RKSG +0.04 points	0.12%	0.08%
Twilio IncTWLO	SPYG +0.03 points	0.07%	0.10%
IDEXX Laboratories IncIDXX	SPYG +0.03 points	0.10%	0.13%
Reddit IncRDDT	RKSG +0.03 points	0.06%	0.03%
Vistra CorpVST	SPYG +0.02 points	0.10%	0.12%
Veeva Systems IncVEEV	RKSG +0.03 points	0.11%	0.08%
Parker-Hannifin CorpPH	SPYG +0.02 points	0.16%	0.18%
Ciena CorpCIEN	SPYG +0.03 points	0.11%	0.14%
eBay IncEBAY	RKSG +0.03 points	0.13%	0.10%
Intuit IncINTU	SPYG +0.02 points	0.12%	0.14%
Airbnb IncABNB	RKSG +0.02 points	0.11%	0.09%
Teradyne IncTER	RKSG +0.02 points	0.10%	0.07%
Ross Stores IncROST	RKSG +0.02 points	0.12%	0.10%
Everpure IncP	SPYG +0.02 points	0.11%	0.13%
Illumina IncILMN	RKSG +0.01 points	0.08%	0.07%
TE Connectivity PLCTEL	SPYG +0.01 points	0.11%	0.12%
Moody's CorpMCO	SPYG +0.01 points	0.09%	0.10%
Interactive Brokers Group IncIBKR	SPYG +0.01 points	0.09%	0.10%
S&P Global IncSPGI	SPYG +0.01 points	0.16%	0.17%
Expedia Group IncEXPE	RKSG +0.01 points	0.10%	0.09%
Axon Enterprise IncAXON	Same weight	0.07%	0.07%
Rockwell Automation IncROK	Same weight	0.08%	0.08%

All RKSG holdings⁠All 152 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.

RKSG vs SPYG Cost

Overpaying RKSG vs SPYG

$9,130

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

RKSG 0.50%
$9,979
SPYG 0.04%
$849

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

RKSG 0.50%
SPYG 0.04%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	RKSG	SPYG	Overpaying
10	$900	$73	$827
20	$3,460	$288	$3,172
30	$9,979	$849	$9,130

Expense ratio

0.50%RKSG
0.04%SPYG, cheaper

SPYG0.04%RKSG0.50%

0.03%0.70%

Middle half of US Growth Index funds
Median 0.18%

SPYG 2nd cheapest of 35 funds

RKSG 30th cheapest of 35 funds

RKSG vs SPYG Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): RKSG No data; SPYG 0.50%
Payout (12M): RKSG None; SPYG $0.59
Last payment: RKSG No data; SPYG $0.15
Ex-dividend: RKSG No data; SPYG Sep 21, 2026
Paid on: RKSG No data; SPYG Sep 23, 2026
Frequency: RKSG No data; SPYG Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

RKSGAll RKSG payments⁠

No distribution history available.

SPYGQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll SPYG payments⁠

RKSG vs SPYG Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: RKSG No dataSPYG 16.5%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: RKSG No dataSPYG 1.28
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: RKSG No dataSPYG −32.7%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: RKSG 1.01SPYG 1.17; Market = 1

RKSG and SPYG in the news

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RKSG vs SPYG

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How RKSG and SPYG differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in RKSG

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

Advisor Managed Portfolios files Firehouse, Sound Capital's proposed sixth fund

How RKSG and SPYG differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in RKSG

Only in SPYG

Weight gaps