Expense Ratio History

SPY vs SPYM: fees

State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust and State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF both track the S&P 500. SPYM is cheaper, at 0.02% against 0.0945% for SPY.

SPY

State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

0.0945%

Yearly cost per $10,000
$9.45
Fund company
State Street
Type
ETF
Read on
19 October 2026

SPYM

State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF

0.02%

Yearly cost per $10,000
$2
Fund company
State Street
Type
ETF
Read on
19 October 2026
Last change
0.03% to 0.02%, 31 Oct 2022

What the difference costs

On $10,000 held for 10 years at a steady 5% return, SPY's fee costs about $121 and SPYM's about $26, a difference of $96. The gap is 7.45 basis points a year, or $7.45 a year on every $10,000.

Fees are one fact among many. The two funds may differ in structure, minimums, tax treatment and tracking, and this site doesn't compare any of that. Each fund's page has its fee history and sources.

Fee history

SPY
SPY expense ratio: read at 0.0945% on 19 Oct 2026.0.00%0.05%0.10%0.15%0.20%Aug 2026Sep 2026Oct 20260.0945% on 19 Oct 2026
SPY expense ratio: read at 0.0945% on 19 Oct 2026.0.00%0.05%0.10%0.15%0.20%Aug 2026Sep 2026Oct 20260.0945% on 19 Oct 2026
SPYM
SPYM expense ratio: 0.10% until 20 Jun 2013, then 0.20%; 0.20% until 31 Oct 2013, then 0.10%; 0.10% until 31 Oct 2014, then 0.11%; 0.11% until 31 Oct 2016, then 0.10%; 0.10% until 31 Oct 2017, then 0.03%; 0.03% until 31 Oct 2022, then 0.02%; read at 0.02% on 19 Oct 2026.0.00%0.10%0.20%0.30%Oct 2012Mar 2015Aug 2017Jan 2020Jun 2022Nov 20240.10% before0.02% from 31 Oct 2022
SPYM expense ratio: 0.10% until 20 Jun 2013, then 0.20%; 0.20% until 31 Oct 2013, then 0.10%; 0.10% until 31 Oct 2014, then 0.11%; 0.11% until 31 Oct 2016, then 0.10%; 0.10% until 31 Oct 2017, then 0.03%; 0.03% until 31 Oct 2022, then 0.02%; read at 0.02% on 19 Oct 2026.0.00%0.10%0.20%0.30%Oct 2012Jul 2017Apr 20220.10% before0.02% from 31 Oct 2022

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