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VGUS and SPY

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Story of the two · Growth5Y$10,000 five years agoDividends reinvested · both on one scale$17,337SPY · best of the two

Story of the two · IncomeMost incomeVGUS · 3.57% · $357 a year on $10k

Story of the two · RiskSmallest drop

VGUS and SPY, Ranked

Today

FundFeeYieldYTD1 year3 yrs · yr5 yrs · yrWorst dropVolatilityAssetsAvg rank

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETFBonds & Cash · Ultra-short0.07%3.57%+3.1%+3.6%[…][…]−0.0%0.3%$1.2B1.3

State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETFLow-Cost Core · S&P 5000.09%1.00%+11.9%+12.0%+21.6%+11.6%−8.9%13.7%$793B1.5

Rank among the two1st → 2ndFee, drop and volatility: lower ranks higherAvg rank: mean of the 8 ranks · 1 is best

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · returns include dividends · since: VGUS 2025 · SPY 1993

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5Y

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF · $1.2B[…]

VGUS

SPY

State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF · $793B$17,337

$10,000 five years ago, dividends reinvested

VGUSMeasureSPY

+3.1%Year to date

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VGUS vs SPY: Top 5 Holdings

Today

VGUS

[…]in top 5

SPY

in top 526.8%

VGUSStockSPY

not top 5AAPL7.9%

not top 5NVDA6.4%

not top 5MSFT5.9%

not top 5AMZN4.0%

not top 5GOOGL2.6%

Cost, Income and Risk

Fees: VGUS, SPY

Today

0.07%lowest, VGUS

FundExpense ratioFee$10k

VGUS0.07%$7

SPY0.09%$9

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · fee on $10,000 a year

Yields: VGUS, SPY

1Y

3.57%highest, VGUS

FundTrailing yieldYield

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SPYM vs SPY

YTD

SPDRSPYM

+12.0%

SPYSPDR

+11.9%

+12.0%Year to date+11.9%

1.0%Yield1.0%

$183BAssets$793B

1–0SPYM wins

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026

SCHD vs VIG

YTD

SchwabSCHD

+34.2%

VIGVanguard

+16.0%

JEPQ vs JEPI

YTD

J.P. MorganJEPQ

+7.8%

JEPIJ.P. Morgan

+8.3%

Jan 1 → Nov 12

+11.9%

+3.6%1 yearTotal return+12.0%

[…]3 years · per year$10,000 became […] · $17,968+21.6%

[…]5 years · per year$10,000 became […] · $17,337+11.6%

0.07%Expense ratio$7 · $9 a year on $10k · lower is better0.09%

3.57%Trailing 12-mo yield$357 · $100 a year on $10k1.00%

−0.0%Worst dropSmaller is better−8.9%

0.3%VolatilityLower is calmer13.7%

VGUSSPY Winner of the row, in its colourEach row: the bigger of the two fills its side

4–2VGUS wins

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · returns include dividends · 3Y and 5Y figures are per-year returns

Held in common[…]

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · share of each fund

VGUS vs SPY Returns, Every Period

1Y

VanguardVGUS

+3.6%

past year

SPYSPDR

+12.0%

past year

VGUSSPYFaded: behind in that period

0–2SPY wins

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · dividends in · faded = behind in that period

Bonds vs Core: VGUS vs SPY

YTD

VanguardVGUS

+3.1%

SPYSPDR

+11.9%

+3.1%Year to date+11.9%

−0.0%Worst drop · 1Y−8.9%

0.3%Volatility · 1Y13.7%

3.6%Yield1.0%

$1.2BAssets$793B

3–1VGUS wins

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · smaller drop and lower volatility win

$10k

VGUS3.57%$357

SPY1.00%$100

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · trailing 12-month yield

Income After Fees on $10,000

1Y

$350most kept, VGUS

VGUS$357 − $7 = $350

SPY$100 − $9 = $91

KeptFee

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · yield in dollars minus the fee

Overlap: VGUS, SPY

Today

[…]holdings […]

VGUSSPY

VGUS—[…]

SPY[…]—

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · share held in common · outlined: the pair in versus

Return vs Bumpiness: 2 ETFs

1Y

+12.0%SPY, at 13.7% volatility

VGUSWorst drop−0.0%0.3% vol

SPYWorst drop−8.9%13.7% vol

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · up and left is better

Paid More vs Made More

YTD

VGUSSPY

+3.1%Year to date+11.9%

3.6%Yield1.0%

+3.6%Past year+12.0%

0.07%Fee0.09%

2–2level

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026

+34.2%Year to date+16.0%

2.9%Yield1.4%

$123BAssets$109B

2–0SCHD wins

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026

+7.8%Year to date+8.3%

12.2%Yield7.9%

$41.8BAssets$46.8B

1–1level

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026

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