SPYM vs STXF: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF

SPYMANYSE Arca

Strive 500 ETF

STXFBNYSE

Overlap

90.1%by weight

Expense ratio

SPYM −0.03pt a year

SPYM0.02%STXF0.05%

Avg volume · 30D

SPYM 243.8×the volume

SPYM12MSTXF49.2K

3Y return · a year

STXF +0.1pt

SPYM+23.4%STXF+23.5%

SPYM vs STXF Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+12.1%SPYM+11.5%STXF

Expense ratio: SPYM 0.02%, better; STXF 0.05%
Fund size: SPYM $185B; STXF $1.16B
1Y total return: SPYM +12.1%, better; STXF +11.5%
Yield (12M): SPYM 1.02%, better; STXF 1.01%
Holdings: SPYM 507; STXF 503
Avg volume (30D): SPYM 12M sh, better; STXF 49.2K sh
NAV per share: SPYM $90.57; STXF $48.83
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for SPYM, STXF, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	SPYM	STXF
Cost30% weight	A99Higher	B69
Mission25% weight	A100	A100
Risk15% weight	C51Higher	C43
Tradability15% weight	B69Higher	D34
Holdings10% weight	B56	A72Higher
Durability5% weight	A79Higher	D29

Rank among S&P 500 funds

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Same Category. SPYM and STXF are both graded against the same 14 S&P 500 funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

S&P 500⁠

Category · 14 funds

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SPYM ranks 1st and STXF 6th of 14 funds in the S&P 500 Category.

Rank 1ASPYMState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETFScore 82
Rank 2AIVViShares Core S&P 500 ETFScore 79
Rank 5ASPYState Street SPDR S&P 500 ETFScore 70
Rank 6BSTXFStrive 500 ETFScore 66
Rank 7BRSPInvesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETFScore 63

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

SPYMAState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF

STXFBStrive 500 ETF

In short

SPYM State Street's budget-priced S&P 500 tracker: the same 500 large caps as its famous sibling, for 0.02% a year, the lowest fee in its S&P 500 peer group. Running since 2005 and now one of the category's giants.

STXF The off-brand S&P 500: the same 500-biggest-US-companies idea, a different index underneath, 0.05% a year. Strive launched it in 2022, and it sits in the upper half of its 500-index peer group.

Stated mandate

SPYM The fund seeks to track the total return of the S&P 500 Index before fees and expenses, providing broad exposure to U.S. large-cap equities.

STXF The Fund seeks to track the total return of an index composed of U.S.-listed large-cap equity securities.

Why people hold it

SPYM 0.02% a year, the cheapest fee in its S&P 500 cohort, against a 0.15% median for the group. Two dollars a year per $10,000 invested.
Same S&P 500 index as State Street's flagship SPY (0.09%), for a fraction of the fee, and a basis point under VOO and IVV.
Tracks the index tightly: gaps between fund and benchmark are among the smallest in its peer group, which is the whole job of an index wrapper.
Live since 2005, now one of the largest and most heavily traded funds in the category. Distributions land quarterly.

STXF 0.05% a year, about a third of what the typical 500-stock index fund in its peer group charges. Cheap is the whole pitch.
It tracks its own 500-stock US large-cap index rather than the S&P 500, so the shape of the exposure is familiar without doubling up on the single most crowded benchmark.
Plain mechanics, no gimmicks: passive, fully US large-cap, quarterly distributions, a billion-dollar asset base, and upper-half standing among 500-index wrappers.

Worth knowing

SPYM The S&P 500 is cap-weighted, so the biggest US companies drive most of the move. Equal-weight takes on the same index (RSP) spread that bet differently.
About 500 US large caps and nothing else: no mid caps, no small caps, no international.
The fee edge over VOO and IVV is one basis point. Same index, so trading costs and platform access matter as much as the sticker fee.

STXF VOO and IVV still undercut it at 0.03%, and STXF is only moderately traded, so spreads can widen when markets move fast.
Live since 2022, so the track record covers one market era, not several, and the issuer's fund family is young.
US only, large caps only. No small caps, nothing overseas, and no bonds in the mix.

Full SPYM profile⁠

Full STXF profile⁠

SPYM vs STXF Holdings

How SPYM and STXF differ

Overlap by weight

90.1%

Shared holdings make up 97.1% of STXF and 90.9% of SPYM.

Level by level

Holdings435 in both90.1%
Asset classEquity100%
Countryby domicile100%

Sector

No Sector split for STXF.

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in SPYM and STXF, widest gap first
Country	More in SPYMMore in STXF	SPYM	STXF
United States	Same weight	99.5%	99.5%
Switzerland	Same weight	0.3%	0.3%
China	Same weight	0.1%	0.1%
Mexico	Same weight	0.1%	0.1%
Ireland	Same weight	0.0%	0.0%
United Kingdom	Same weight	0.0%	0.0%
Netherlands	Same weight	0.0%	0.0%
Malaysia	Same weight	0.0%	0.0%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

SPYM37.4%
STXF33.7%

Securities held

SPYM506
STXF502

Asset class

SPYM: Equity
STXF: Equity

Holdings

Only in SPYM71
In both435
Only in STXF67

Only in SPYM

71 securities, 9.0% of SPYM by weight

Apple Inc7.65%
Everpure Inc A0.07%
Kenvue Inc0.06%
Viatris Inc0.03%
F5 Inc0.03%
Skyworks Solutions Inc0.03%
Snap On Inc0.03%
Revvity Inc0.03%
Apa Corp0.03%
Charles River Laboratories0.03%
Zebra Technologies Corp Class A0.03%
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc0.03%
Nordson Corp0.03%
Hasbro Inc0.03%
Kimco Realty Corp0.02%
Allegion PLC0.02%
Stanley Black & Decker Inc0.02%
Ralph Lauren Corp0.02%
Gen Digital Inc0.02%
Bunge Global SA0.02%
Textron Inc0.02%
C.h. Robinson Worldwide Inc0.02%
Assurant Inc0.02%
Akamai Technologies Inc0.02%
Gartner Inc0.02%
Everest Group Ltd0.02%
Avery Dennison Corp0.02%
Jm Smucker Co/The0.02%
Healthpeak Properties Inc0.02%
Pinnacle West Capital0.02%
Invesco Ltd0.02%
Huntington Ingalls Industrie0.02%
Regency Centers Corp0.02%
Globe Life Inc0.02%
Baxter International Inc0.02%
Solventum Corp0.02%
Generac Holdings Inc0.02%
Bio Techne Corp0.02%
Costar Group Inc0.02%
Jack Henry & Associates Inc0.02%
Factset Research Systems Inc0.02%
Albemarle Corp0.02%
Clorox Company0.02%
Aes Corp0.02%
Insulet Corp0.02%
News Corp Class A0.02%
Pentair PLC0.02%
Udr Inc0.02%
Domino’s Pizza Inc0.02%
Align Technology Inc0.02%

Only in STXF

67 securities, 2.8% of STXF by weight

First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/20310.31%
Snowflake Inc0.17%
Spotify Technology SA0.15%
Cloudflare Inc0.15%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp0.14%
Cheniere Energy Inc0.11%
Natera Inc0.09%
Strategy Inc0.07%
Astera Labs Inc0.06%
Revolution Medicines Inc0.06%
Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc0.06%
Nebius Group NV0.05%
Rocket Lab Corp0.05%
Okta Inc0.05%
Atlassian Corp0.05%
MongoDB Inc0.05%
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd0.04%
ROBLOX Corp0.04%
AerCap Holdings NV0.04%
Royalty Pharma PLC0.04%
LPL Financial Holdings Inc0.04%
ATI Inc0.04%
Zoom Communications Inc0.04%
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc0.04%
Markel Group Inc0.04%
Insmed Inc0.04%
Zscaler Inc0.03%
CoreWeave Inc0.03%
Liberty Media Corp0.03%
SoFi Technologies Inc0.03%
Royal Gold Inc0.03%
Affirm Holdings Inc0.03%
FTAI Aviation Ltd0.03%
HEICO Corp0.03%
First Citizens BancShares Inc/NC0.03%
Curtiss-Wright Corp0.03%
SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc0.03%
Medline Inc0.03%
Icon PLC0.03%
Viking Holdings Ltd0.03%
Samsara Inc0.02%
TransUnion0.02%
Toast Inc0.02%
Circle Internet Group Inc0.02%
Carpenter Technology Corp0.02%
Flutter Entertainment PLC0.02%
Sun Communities Inc0.02%
Tradeweb Markets Inc0.02%
Rivian Automotive Inc0.02%
HEICO Corp0.02%

Weight gaps

The 100 widest of 435 Holdings in both funds.

Holding weights in SPYM and STXF, widest gap first
Holding	More in SPYMMore in STXF	SPYM	STXF
Tesla IncTSLA	STXF +0.62 points	1.71%	2.33%
Microsoft CorpMSFT	STXF +0.46 points	5.92%	6.38%
Eli Lilly & CoLLY	STXF +0.33 points	1.65%	1.98%
Amazon.com IncAMZN	STXF +0.31 points	3.60%	3.91%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class BBRK.B	SPYM +0.27 points	1.52%	1.25%
Intel CorpINTC	SPYM +0.24 points	0.69%	0.45%
Alphabet Inc Class AGOOGL	STXF +0.17 points	2.50%	2.67%
Alphabet Inc Class CGOOG	STXF +0.16 points	2.02%	2.18%
Meta Platforms Inc Class AMETA	STXF +0.15 points	2.07%	2.22%
Exxonmobil Holdings CorpXOM	STXF +0.14 points	1.13%	1.27%
JPMorgan Chase & CoJPM	STXF +0.11 points	1.37%	1.48%
Visa Inc Class A SharesV	STXF +0.10 points	1.05%	1.15%
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ	STXF +0.09 points	1.00%	1.09%
AbbVie IncABBV	STXF +0.09 points	0.77%	0.86%
Walmart IncWMT	STXF +0.08 points	0.81%	0.89%
Mastercard Inc AMA	STXF +0.08 points	0.77%	0.85%
Costco Wholesale CorpCOST	STXF +0.07 points	0.66%	0.73%
NVIDIA CorpNVDA	STXF +0.07 points	7.77%	7.84%
Merck & Co. Inc.MRK	STXF +0.07 points	0.54%	0.61%
Coca Cola Co/TheKO	STXF +0.06 points	0.54%	0.60%
Kimberly Clark CorpKMB	STXF +0.05 points	0.06%	0.11%
Delta Air Lines IncDAL	SPYM +0.05 points	0.07%	0.02%
Procter & Gamble Co/ThePG	STXF +0.05 points	0.56%	0.61%
Micron Technology IncMU	STXF +0.05 points	1.59%	1.64%
UnitedHealth Group IncUNH	STXF +0.06 points	0.55%	0.61%
Philip Morris InternationalPM	STXF +0.05 points	0.49%	0.54%
Home Depot IncHD	STXF +0.05 points	0.49%	0.54%
Chevron CorpCVX	STXF +0.05 points	0.69%	0.74%
Lockheed Martin CorpLMT	STXF +0.04 points	0.20%	0.24%
Linde PLCLIN	STXF +0.04 points	0.35%	0.39%
Broadcom IncAVGO	STXF +0.04 points	2.47%	2.51%
Rtx CorpRTX	STXF +0.05 points	0.40%	0.45%
Amgen IncAMGN	STXF +0.05 points	0.37%	0.42%
Bank of America CorpBAC	STXF +0.04 points	0.50%	0.54%
Gilead Sciences IncGILD	STXF +0.04 points	0.31%	0.35%
Advanced Micro DevicesAMD	SPYM +0.04 points	1.39%	1.35%
United Airlines Holdings IncUAL	SPYM +0.04 points	0.05%	0.01%
ConocophillipsCOP	STXF +0.04 points	0.27%	0.31%
Accenture PLC Class AACN	STXF +0.03 points	0.23%	0.26%
Netflix IncNFLX	STXF +0.03 points	0.39%	0.42%
Pepsico IncPEP	STXF +0.04 points	0.27%	0.31%
Verizon Communications IncVZ	STXF +0.04 points	0.27%	0.31%
Regeneron PharmaceuticalsREGN	STXF +0.03 points	0.12%	0.15%
Thermo Fisher Scientific IncTMO	STXF +0.04 points	0.39%	0.43%
Union Pacific CorpUNP	STXF +0.03 points	0.27%	0.30%
Pfizer IncPFE	STXF +0.03 points	0.26%	0.29%
Marathon Petroleum CorpMPC	STXF +0.03 points	0.18%	0.21%
Nextera Energy IncNEE	STXF +0.03 points	0.26%	0.29%
Walt Disney Co/TheDIS	STXF +0.03 points	0.29%	0.32%
Deere & CoDE	STXF +0.03 points	0.25%	0.28%
Wells Fargo & CoWFC	STXF +0.02 points	0.39%	0.41%
Goldman Sachs Group IncGS	STXF +0.02 points	0.41%	0.43%
Valero Energy CorpVLO	STXF +0.02 points	0.17%	0.19%
Citigroup IncC	STXF +0.02 points	0.32%	0.34%
Waste Management IncWM	STXF +0.03 points	0.13%	0.16%
Medtronic PLCMDT	STXF +0.03 points	0.18%	0.21%
At+t IncT	STXF +0.02 points	0.22%	0.24%
Texas Instruments IncTXN	STXF +0.02 points	0.43%	0.45%
General ElectricGE	STXF +0.02 points	0.49%	0.51%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncVRTX	STXF +0.02 points	0.21%	0.23%
Cisco Systems IncCSCO	SPYM +0.02 points	0.64%	0.62%
Intl Business Machines CorpIBM	STXF +0.02 points	0.37%	0.39%
Caterpillar IncCAT	STXF +0.02 points	0.45%	0.47%
Abbott LaboratoriesABT	STXF +0.03 points	0.27%	0.30%
Mckesson CorpMCK	STXF +0.03 points	0.17%	0.20%
Progressive CorpPGR	STXF +0.02 points	0.20%	0.22%
Intercontinental Exchange InICE	STXF +0.02 points	0.14%	0.16%
Bristol Myers Squibb CoBMY	STXF +0.02 points	0.19%	0.21%
McDonald’s CorpMCD	STXF +0.03 points	0.27%	0.30%
Southwest Airlines CoLUV	SPYM +0.02 points	0.03%	0.01%
Phillips 66PSX	STXF +0.03 points	0.16%	0.19%
American Express CoAXP	STXF +0.02 points	0.26%	0.28%
Lowe’s Cos IncLOW	STXF +0.03 points	0.17%	0.20%
Palo Alto Networks IncPANW	STXF +0.02 points	0.47%	0.49%
Cme Group IncCME	STXF +0.02 points	0.16%	0.18%
Danaher CorpDHR	STXF +0.02 points	0.22%	0.24%
Welltower IncWELL	STXF +0.02 points	0.25%	0.27%
Northrop Grumman CorpNOC	STXF +0.02 points	0.11%	0.13%
Analog Devices IncADI	STXF +0.02 points	0.32%	0.34%
Marsh & Mclennan CosMRSH	STXF +0.02 points	0.14%	0.16%
Automatic Data ProcessingADP	STXF +0.02 points	0.17%	0.19%
Illinois Tool WorksITW	STXF +0.02 points	0.11%	0.13%
Aflac IncAFL	STXF +0.02 points	0.08%	0.10%
Tjx Companies IncTJX	STXF +0.02 points	0.23%	0.25%
Chubb LtdCB	STXF +0.02 points	0.19%	0.21%
Intuit IncINTU	STXF +0.02 points	0.14%	0.16%
Booking Holdings IncBKNG	STXF +0.02 points	0.17%	0.19%
Ge Vernova IncGEV	STXF +0.01 points	0.36%	0.37%
Uber Technologies IncUBER	STXF +0.02 points	0.20%	0.22%
General Motors CoGM	STXF +0.02 points	0.11%	0.13%
Colgate Palmolive CoCL	STXF +0.02 points	0.11%	0.13%
Boeing Co/TheBA	STXF +0.01 points	0.21%	0.22%
Morgan StanleyMS	STXF +0.02 points	0.34%	0.36%
Schwab (Charles) CorpSCHW	STXF +0.02 points	0.22%	0.24%
Lumentum Holdings IncLITE	SPYM +0.01 points	0.12%	0.11%
Eog Resources IncEOG	STXF +0.01 points	0.13%	0.14%
American Tower CorpAMT	STXF +0.02 points	0.13%	0.15%
Mondelez International Inc AMDLZ	STXF +0.02 points	0.12%	0.14%
Comcast Corp Class ACMCSA	STXF +0.01 points	0.12%	0.13%
S+p Global IncSPGI	STXF +0.01 points	0.21%	0.22%

All 505 SPYM holdings⁠All STXF 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.

SPYM vs STXF Cost

Overpaying STXF vs SPYM

$634

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

SPYM 0.02%
$426
STXF 0.05%
$1,060

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

SPYM 0.02%
STXF 0.05%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	SPYM	STXF	Overpaying
10	$37	$92	$55
20	$144	$360	$216
30	$426	$1,060	$634

Expense ratio

0.02%SPYM, cheaper
0.05%STXF

SPYM0.02%STXF0.05%

0.02%0.45%

Middle half of S&P 500 funds
Median 0.09%

SPYM cheapest of 14 funds

STXF 5th cheapest of 14 funds

SPYM vs STXF Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): SPYM 1.02%, better; STXF 1.01%
Payout (12M): SPYM $0.91; STXF $0.49
Last payment: SPYM $0.24; STXF $0.13
Ex-dividend: SPYM Sep 11, 2026; STXF Sep 28, 2026
Paid on: SPYM Sep 15, 2026; STXF Sep 30, 2026
Frequency: SPYM Quarterly; STXF Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

SPYMQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll SPYM payments⁠

STXFQuarterly · 16 paymentsAll STXF payments⁠

SPYM vs STXF Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: SPYM 12.3%, betterSTXF 12.6%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: SPYM 1.42, betterSTXF 1.40
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: SPYM −24.5%STXF −19.0%since Sep 2022
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: SPYM 1.01STXF 1.02; Market = 1

SPYM and STXF in the news

All news⁠

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In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it