State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF

SPTM

Market cap $13.5B

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The Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) holds more than twice as many companies as the State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF (SPTM). Both funds carry a minimal 0.03% expense ratio, making them among the most cost-effective options for total market exposure.

State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF is downgraded to Hold due to unfavorable macro conditions and uncertain AI-driven growth. SPTM has underperformed value stocks and remains highly sensitive to interest rates given its heavy technology and communication sector exposure. Market optimism is high, with elevated equity exposure, and risks from persistent inflation and unproven AI ROI make the upside limited and downside significant.

The iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (ITOT) and the State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF (SPTM) both offer broad U.S. market exposure with a 0.03% expense ratio. Both funds offer similar risk-return profiles.

State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF and iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF share identical 0.03% expense ratios iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF manages $92.3 billion in assets under management compared to $13.4 billion for the State Street fund Both funds maintain nearly identical sector tilts with 37.00% exposure to the technology sector and a 1.00% dividend yield

Both the State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF and Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF offer identical 0.03% expense ratios for broad market exposure. The Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF holds 2,410 stocks, providing deeper reach into the equity market than the 1,512 companies in the State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF.

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF provides broader diversification with over 3,500 holdings compared to roughly 1,500 for the State Street fund. Both funds offer identical expense ratios of 0.03% and a trailing-12-month dividend yield of 1.0% as of June 2026.

SPTM matches VTI on cost but offers a slightly higher dividend yield. VTI holds a much larger number of stocks, while SPTM leans a bit more toward technology and communication services.

Both SPTM and SCHB charge a 0.03% expense ratio and delivered nearly identical 1-year total returns as of March 2026. SCHB holds nearly 900 more stocks than SPTM and manages three times the assets.