STXF vs USPX: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Strive 500 ETF

STXFBNYSE

Franklin U.S. Equity Index ETF

USPXANYSE Arca

Overlap

88.4%by weight

Expense ratio

USPX −0.02pt a year

STXF0.05%USPX0.03%

Avg volume · 30D

USPX 1.4×the volume

STXF49.2KUSPX67.3K

3Y return · a year

STXF +0.2pt

STXF+23.5%USPX+23.3%

STXF vs USPX Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+11.5%STXF+11.2%USPX

Expense ratio: STXF 0.05%; USPX 0.03%, better
Fund size: STXF $1.16B; USPX $2.04B
1Y total return: STXF +11.5%, better; USPX +11.2%
Yield (12M): STXF 1.01%; USPX 1.04%, better
Holdings: STXF 503; USPX 470
Avg volume (30D): STXF 49.2K sh; USPX 67.3K sh, better
NAV per share: STXF $48.83; USPX $66.00
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for STXF, USPX, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	STXF	USPX
Cost30% weight	B69	A84Higher
Mission25% weight	A100Higher	A98
Risk15% weight	C43Higher	C41
Tradability15% weight	D34	C50Higher
Holdings10% weight	A72Higher	B61
Durability5% weight	D29	B61Higher

Rank among S&P 500 funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. STXF and USPX 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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USPX ranks 4th 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 3AVOOVanguard S&P 500 ETFScore 74
Rank 4AUSPXFranklin U.S. Equity Index ETFScore 72
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

STXFBStrive 500 ETF

USPXAFranklin U.S. Equity Index ETF

In short

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.

USPX The odd one out in the S&P 500 aisle. Franklin's fund tracks a Morningstar large-cap benchmark instead, for three basis points. Same big-US-stocks job, different scorecard, and a fee that undercuts most of the peer group.

Stated mandate

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

USPX The fund seeks to provide U.S. equity exposure through an index-based strategy.

Why people hold it

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.

USPX 0.03% a year, a fraction of the roughly 0.15% typical in its peer group and level with the fee on VOO and IVV.
Sticks close to its Morningstar US Target Market Exposure Index, one of the tighter index-following records among the S&P 500 wrappers it sits beside.
Rules-based cap-weighted US equity, roughly 190 names, no factor tilts or manager picks. Pays quarterly.
Running since 2016 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund, with Franklin Templeton behind it.

Worth knowing

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.

USPX Different index, different constituent rules. Holdings and returns can drift from the S&P 500 trackers most people compare it to.
Moderately traded rather than a volume monster like SPY, which can mean wider bid-ask spreads than the biggest names in the category.
Fewer names than the 500-stock benchmarks next door, and cap weighting keeps the largest US companies in the driver's seat.

Full STXF profile⁠

Full USPX profile⁠

STXF vs USPX Holdings

How STXF and USPX differ

Overlap by weight

88.4%

Shared holdings make up 95.4% of STXF and 89.1% of USPX.

Level by level

Holdings427 in both88.4%
Asset classEquity100%
Countryby domicile99.9%

Sector

No Sector split for STXF.

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in STXF and USPX, widest gap first
Country	More in STXFMore in USPX	STXF	USPX
United States	STXF +0.1 points	99.5%	99.4%
Switzerland	Same weight	0.3%	0.3%
Brazil	USPX +0.1 points	0.0%	0.1%
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

STXF33.7%
USPX37.0%

Securities held

STXF502
USPX468

Asset class

STXF: Equity
USPX: Equity

Holdings

Only in STXF75
In both427
Only in USPX41

Only in STXF

75 securities, 4.5% of STXF by weight

Linde PLC0.39%
First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/20310.31%
Accenture PLC0.26%
Eaton Corp PLC0.24%
Chubb Ltd0.21%
Medtronic PLC0.21%
Johnson Controls International plc0.15%
Elevance Health Inc0.15%
Spotify Technology SA0.15%
SLB Ltd0.13%
Moderna Inc0.13%
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd0.12%
Crh PLC0.10%
NXP Semiconductors NV0.10%
Natera Inc0.09%
Becton Dickinson & Co0.08%
Vivmark Residential0.08%
Block Inc0.07%
Carnival Corp Ltd0.06%
Revolution Medicines Inc0.06%
Nebius Group NV0.05%
Cboe Global Markets Inc0.05%
Okta Inc0.05%
Atlassian Corp0.05%
Willis Towers Watson PLC0.05%
Williams-Sonoma Inc0.05%
Casey's General Stores Inc0.04%
Fiserv Inc0.04%
AerCap Holdings NV0.04%
Tapestry Inc0.04%
ATI Inc0.04%
Qnity Electronics Inc0.04%
Smurfit Westrock PLC0.04%
CF Industries Holdings Inc0.03%
Ball Corp0.03%
Royal Gold Inc0.03%
Affirm Holdings Inc0.03%
Best Buy Co Inc0.03%
FTAI Aviation Ltd0.03%
HEICO Corp0.03%
Curtiss-Wright Corp0.03%
LyondellBasell Industries NV0.03%
GoDaddy Inc0.03%
Icon PLC0.03%
Viking Holdings Ltd0.03%
IDEX Corp0.02%
Samsara Inc0.02%
TransUnion0.02%
Toast Inc0.02%
Carpenter Technology Corp0.02%

Only in USPX

41 securities, 10.6% of USPX by weight

Apple Inc7.71%
Linde PLC0.36%
Accenture Plc-Cl A0.24%
Eaton Corp PLC0.22%
Chubb Ltd0.20%
Medtronic PLC0.19%
Elevance Health Inc0.14%
Johnson Controls Internat0.14%
Slb Ltd0.12%
Royal Caribbean Cruises L0.12%
Mercadolibre Inc0.12%
Nxp Semiconductors NV0.09%
Crh PLC0.09%
Becton Dickinson and Co0.08%
Block Inc0.06%
Everpure Inc-A0.06%
Carnival Corp Ltd0.06%
Willis Towers Watson PLC0.05%
Fiserv Inc0.04%
Entegris Inc0.04%
Smurfit Westrock PLC0.04%
Net Current Assets0.03%
Snap-On Inc0.03%
F5 Inc0.03%
Heico Corp-Class A0.03%
Coupang Inc0.03%
East West Bancorp Inc0.03%
Southern Copper Corp0.03%
Lyondellbasell Indu-Cl A0.03%
Kimco Realty Corp0.03%
Textron Inc0.02%
Burlington Stores Inc0.02%
Wp Carey Inc0.02%
Annaly Capital Management0.02%
Watsco Inc0.02%
Flutter Entertainment PLC0.02%
News Corp - Class A0.02%
Vivmark Residential0.01%
Ccp Initial Margin Jpmusd<0.01%
News Corp - Class B<0.01%
Hologic Inc- Cvr0.00%

Weight gaps

The 100 widest of 427 Holdings in both funds.

Holding weights in STXF and USPX, widest gap first
Holding	More in STXFMore in USPX	STXF	USPX
Tesla IncTSLA	STXF +0.60 points	2.33%	1.73%
NVIDIA CorpNVDA	STXF +0.54 points	7.84%	7.30%
Microsoft CorpMSFT	STXF +0.43 points	6.38%	5.95%
Berkshire Hathaway IncBRK.B	USPX +0.28 points	1.25%	1.53%
Amazon.com IncAMZN	STXF +0.28 points	3.91%	3.63%
Space Exploration Technologies CorpSPCX	USPX +0.27 points	0.14%	0.41%
Eli Lilly & CoLLY	STXF +0.25 points	1.98%	1.73%
Broadcom IncAVGO	STXF +0.18 points	2.51%	2.33%
Alphabet IncGOOGL	STXF +0.16 points	2.67%	2.51%
Alphabet IncGOOG	STXF +0.16 points	2.18%	2.02%
Meta Platforms IncMETA	STXF +0.13 points	2.22%	2.09%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.JPM	STXF +0.11 points	1.48%	1.37%
Micron Technology IncMU	STXF +0.11 points	1.64%	1.53%
ExxonMobil Holdings CorpXOM	STXF +0.10 points	1.27%	1.17%
Advanced Micro Devices IncAMD	STXF +0.09 points	1.35%	1.26%
Visa IncV	STXF +0.07 points	1.15%	1.08%
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ	STXF +0.08 points	1.09%	1.01%
Walmart IncWMT	STXF +0.06 points	0.89%	0.83%
Chevron CorpCVX	STXF +0.07 points	0.74%	0.67%
AbbVie IncABBV	STXF +0.06 points	0.86%	0.80%
Delta Air Lines IncDAL	USPX +0.06 points	0.02%	0.08%
Mastercard IncMA	STXF +0.06 points	0.85%	0.79%
UnitedHealth Group IncUNH	STXF +0.06 points	0.61%	0.55%
Lockheed Martin CorpLMT	STXF +0.05 points	0.24%	0.19%
Palantir Technologies IncPLTR	STXF +0.05 points	0.67%	0.62%
Merck & Co IncMRK	STXF +0.05 points	0.61%	0.56%
Bank of America CorpBAC	STXF +0.04 points	0.54%	0.50%
Home Depot Inc/TheHD	STXF +0.04 points	0.54%	0.50%
Costco Wholesale CorpCOST	STXF +0.04 points	0.73%	0.69%
Philip Morris International IncPM	STXF +0.04 points	0.54%	0.50%
Coca-Cola Co/TheKO	STXF +0.04 points	0.60%	0.56%
Ge AerospaceGE	STXF +0.03 points	0.51%	0.48%
United Airlines Holdings IncUAL	USPX +0.04 points	0.01%	0.05%
Caterpillar IncCAT	STXF +0.04 points	0.47%	0.43%
Procter & Gamble Co/ThePG	STXF +0.03 points	0.61%	0.58%
Applied Materials IncAMAT	STXF +0.04 points	0.51%	0.47%
Lam Research CorpLRCX	STXF +0.03 points	0.49%	0.46%
Citigroup IncC	STXF +0.03 points	0.34%	0.31%
Amgen IncAMGN	STXF +0.04 points	0.42%	0.38%
Texas Instruments IncTXN	STXF +0.03 points	0.45%	0.42%
RTX CorpRTX	STXF +0.04 points	0.45%	0.41%
Palo Alto Networks IncPANW	STXF +0.04 points	0.49%	0.45%
Oracle CorpORCL	STXF +0.03 points	0.37%	0.34%
Crowdstrike Holdings IncCRWD	STXF +0.03 points	0.41%	0.38%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/TheGS	STXF +0.02 points	0.43%	0.41%
Wells Fargo & CoWFC	STXF +0.02 points	0.41%	0.39%
Arista Networks IncANET	STXF +0.02 points	0.29%	0.27%
Netflix IncNFLX	STXF +0.02 points	0.42%	0.40%
QUALCOMM IncQCOM	STXF +0.03 points	0.29%	0.26%
ConocoPhillipsCOP	STXF +0.03 points	0.31%	0.28%
Marathon Petroleum CorpMPC	STXF +0.02 points	0.21%	0.19%
Thermo Fisher Scientific IncTMO	STXF +0.03 points	0.43%	0.40%
Union Pacific CorpUNP	STXF +0.02 points	0.30%	0.28%
Kla CorpKLAC	STXF +0.02 points	0.34%	0.32%
Parker-Hannifin CorpPH	STXF +0.03 points	0.19%	0.16%
Uber Technologies IncUBER	STXF +0.02 points	0.22%	0.20%
Analog Devices IncADI	STXF +0.02 points	0.34%	0.32%
Waste Management IncWM	STXF +0.03 points	0.16%	0.13%
GE Vernova IncGEV	STXF +0.02 points	0.37%	0.35%
Gilead Sciences IncGILD	STXF +0.02 points	0.35%	0.33%
Verizon Communications IncVZ	STXF +0.03 points	0.31%	0.28%
Salesforce IncCRM	STXF +0.02 points	0.30%	0.28%
Morgan StanleyMS	STXF +0.02 points	0.36%	0.34%
Walt Disney Co/TheDIS	STXF +0.02 points	0.32%	0.30%
Sandisk CorpSNDK	STXF +0.02 points	0.28%	0.26%
PepsiCo IncPEP	STXF +0.02 points	0.31%	0.29%
Progressive Corp/ThePGR	STXF +0.02 points	0.22%	0.20%
Southwest Airlines CoLUV	USPX +0.02 points	0.01%	0.03%
Pfizer IncPFE	STXF +0.02 points	0.29%	0.27%
Amphenol CorpAPH	STXF +0.02 points	0.32%	0.30%
Dell Technologies IncDELL	STXF +0.02 points	0.21%	0.19%
General Dynamics CorpGD	STXF +0.02 points	0.16%	0.14%
Intel CorpINTC	USPX +0.02 points	0.45%	0.47%
Charles Schwab Corp/TheSCHW	STXF +0.02 points	0.24%	0.22%
Marvell Technology IncMRVL	STXF +0.02 points	0.28%	0.26%
Nasdaq IncNDAQ	STXF +0.02 points	0.08%	0.06%
Western Digital CorpWDC	STXF +0.02 points	0.22%	0.20%
Lowe's Cos IncLOW	STXF +0.02 points	0.20%	0.18%
Quanta Services IncPWR	STXF +0.02 points	0.15%	0.13%
AppLovin CorpAPP	STXF +0.02 points	0.11%	0.09%
Booking Holdings IncBKNG	STXF +0.02 points	0.19%	0.17%
NextEra Energy IncNEE	STXF +0.02 points	0.29%	0.27%
Welltower IncWELL	STXF +0.01 points	0.27%	0.26%
American Express CoAXP	STXF +0.02 points	0.28%	0.26%
AT&T IncT	STXF +0.02 points	0.24%	0.22%
Aflac IncAFL	STXF +0.01 points	0.10%	0.09%
CME Group IncCME	STXF +0.01 points	0.18%	0.17%
TJX Cos Inc/TheTJX	STXF +0.01 points	0.25%	0.24%
Intuitive Surgical IncISRG	STXF +0.01 points	0.25%	0.24%
Northrop Grumman CorpNOC	STXF +0.01 points	0.13%	0.12%
Marsh & McLennan Cos IncMRSH	STXF +0.01 points	0.16%	0.15%
Blackrock IncBLK	STXF +0.02 points	0.26%	0.24%
Motorola Solutions IncMSI	STXF +0.01 points	0.13%	0.12%
Abbott LaboratoriesABT	STXF +0.02 points	0.30%	0.28%
International Business Machines CorpIBM	STXF +0.01 points	0.39%	0.38%
Boeing Co/TheBA	STXF +0.01 points	0.22%	0.21%
Cheniere Energy IncLNG	STXF +0.01 points	0.11%	0.10%
Phillips 66PSX	STXF +0.02 points	0.19%	0.17%
McKesson CorpMCK	STXF +0.02 points	0.20%	0.18%
McDonald's CorpMCD	STXF +0.02 points	0.30%	0.28%

All STXF holdings⁠All USPX 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.

STXF vs USPX Cost

Overpaying STXF vs USPX

$422

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

STXF 0.05%
$1,060
USPX 0.03%
$638

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

STXF 0.05%
USPX 0.03%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	STXF	USPX	Overpaying
10	$92	$55	$37
20	$360	$216	$144
30	$1,060	$638	$422

Expense ratio

0.05%STXF
0.03%USPX, cheaper

USPX0.03%STXF0.05%

0.02%0.45%

Middle half of S&P 500 funds
Median 0.09%

USPX 2nd cheapest of 14 funds

STXF 5th cheapest of 14 funds

STXF vs USPX Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): STXF 1.01%; USPX 1.04%, better
Payout (12M): STXF $0.49; USPX $0.69
Last payment: STXF $0.13; USPX $0.14
Ex-dividend: STXF Sep 28, 2026; USPX Sep 18, 2026
Paid on: STXF Sep 30, 2026; USPX Sep 25, 2026
Frequency: STXF Quarterly; USPX Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

STXFQuarterly · 16 paymentsAll STXF payments⁠

USPXQuarterly · 28 paymentsAll USPX payments⁠

STXF vs USPX Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: STXF 12.6%USPX 12.6%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: STXF 1.40, betterUSPX 1.39
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: STXF −19.0%since Sep 2022USPX −24.6%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: STXF 1.02USPX 0.93; Market = 1

STXF and USPX in the news

All news⁠

Filings Digest
TACK holders vote Dec. 10 on the move to Amplify
3 hours agoSTXF
Filings Digest
11 Strive funds will move to NYSE Arca on Dec. 15
Oct 29, 2026STXF

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STXF vs USPX

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How STXF and USPX differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in STXF

Only in USPX

Weight gaps

Cost over time

Year by year

Distribution history

Fall from peak · 5 years

Risk facts

TACK holders vote Dec. 10 on the move to Amplify

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How STXF and USPX differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in STXF

Only in USPX

Weight gaps