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SPYD vs. VYM

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF

SPYD
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Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

VYM
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Correlation

0.95

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Top 10 comparisons with SPYD:
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SPYD
Correlation
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VYM
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
0.95
SwitchSPHDInvesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF0.98CDLVictory Portfolios II - VictoryShares US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF0.97DVYBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Select Dividend ETF0.97SDOGALPS Advisors Inc - ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF0.97ONEYSPDR Series Trust - SPDR Russell 1000 Yield Focus ETF0.97FTAFirst Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III - First Trust Large Capital Value AlphaDEX Fund0.97VOEVanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF0.97IMCVBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Value ETF0.96IWSBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF0.96RDIVInvesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II - Invesco S&P Ultra Dividend Revenue ETF0.95

Top 10 shared holdings

The top 10 holdings shared by SPYD and VYM:
ABBV
Abbvie Inc
CVX
Chevron Corp.
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SPYDSPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF
VYMVanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

What is SPYD?

The SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the S&P 500 High Dividend Index (the "Index"). The S&P 500 High Dividend Index is designed to measure the performance of the top 80 dividend-paying securities listed on the S&P 500 Index, based on dividend yield. The S&P 500 Index focuses on the large capitalization U.S. equity market, including common stock and real estate investment trusts ("REITs"). To determine dividend yield: (i) an indicated dividend is measured by taking the latest dividend paid (excluding special payments) multiplied by the annual frequency of the payment; and (ii) the indicated dividend is then divided by the companys share price at the date of rebalancing.

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SPYD SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF
VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
Inception date
Oct 21 2015
Nov 10 2006
Expense ratio
0.07%
0.06%
SPYD has a higher expense ratio than VYM by 0.01%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in SPYD than VYM.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
SPYD targets investing in US Equities, while VYM targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
State Street (SPDR)
Vanguard
SPYD is managed by State Street (SPDR), while VYM is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$31,341,265
$134,746,385
Both SPYD and VYM are considered high-volume assets. They’re less likely to be affected by issues like slippage and failed orders on Composer than low-volume assets.
AUM
$6,188,814,848
$48,466,955,232
SPYD has more assets under management than VYM by $42,278,140,384. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
S&P 500 High Dividend Index
FTSE High Dividend Yield Index
SPYD is based off of the S&P 500 High Dividend Index, while VYM is based off of the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
SPYD and VYM use the same leverage ratio. Inverse and leveraged ETFs can be used to either take an opposite position or amplify returns of a given index.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
SPYD and VYM both use a Passive investing strategy. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.
Dividend
Yes
Yes
SPYD and VYM may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
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Neither SPYD nor VYM require a K1.
SPYD and VYM’s Correlation
When ETFs are correlated, there are 3 main topics to analyze that will help you build your automated trading strategy: liquidity, expense, and risk.
  • Liquidity: In an active trading strategy (trading multiple time per week), it’s important to consider the liquidity of the ETF you’re using. Lower liquidity can mean more money lost in slippage. AUM and average daily volume are both indicators of liquidity.
  • Expense: Some ETFs are more expensive to use than others. For strategies that are focused on longer holding periods, it’s important to factor in how expensive it is to hold this ETF. Expense ratio is the main indicator of how expensive an ETF is.
  • Risk: Some ETFs will be highly correlated, but have varying degrees of returns, due to leverage. It’s important to consider if an ETF is using leverage or not. The main indicators of a riskier ETF will be the use of leverage and higher standard deviation or max drawdown in a backtest.

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