MDY vs VAW

SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust vs Vanguard Materials ETF

Quick take
  • VAW has the lower expense ratio at 0.09% vs 0.23% for MDY.
  • VAW pays a higher dividend yield (1.39%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricMDYVAW
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.23%0.09%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
1.00%1.39%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$28.05B$4.49B
YTD return
13.52%8.48%
1-year return
3-year return
Annualized.
5-year return
Annualized.
10-year return
Annualized.
Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
0.990.91
P/E ratio
22.1824.08
Last price
$693.71$225.58
Inception
Issuer
State StreetVanguard

MDY top holdings

Top holdings · MDY
FLEXFlex Ltd1.58%
TWLOTwilio Inc Class A0.82%
FTITechnipFMC PLC0.79%
CWCurtiss-Wright Corp0.79%
NVTnVent Electric PLC0.77%
STRLSterling Infrastructure Inc0.75%
XPOXPO Inc0.72%
PEverpure Inc Class A0.71%
ILMNIllumina Inc0.71%
UTHRUnited Therapeutics Corp0.68%
Sector breakdown · MDY
Real Estate7.4%
Consumer Cyclical10.7%
Basic Materials4.9%
Consumer Defensive3.4%
Technology17.4%
Communication Services1.0%
Financial Services13.3%
Utilities3.0%
Industrials24.8%
Energy5.0%
Healthcare9.1%

VAW top holdings

Top holdings · VAW
LINLinde PLC14.78%
NEMNewmont Corp7.60%
FCXFreeport-McMoRan Inc6.05%
CRHCRH PLC4.67%
SHWSherwin-Williams Co4.58%
ECLEcolab Inc4.17%
APDAir Products and Chemicals Inc3.61%
NUENucor Corp3.56%
CTVACorteva Inc3.37%
VMCVulcan Materials Co2.37%
Sector breakdown · VAW
Consumer Cyclical8.3%
Basic Materials90.1%
Consumer Defensive0.0%
Industrials1.1%
Energy0.0%
Healthcare0.5%

About MDY

MDY (SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust) is Tracks the S&P MidCap 400 index. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $28.1B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.23%, a dividend yield of 1.00%. Its largest holding is Flex Ltd (FLEX), which represents 1.6% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 7.4%.

About VAW

VAW (Vanguard Materials ETF) is US materials sector stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $4.5B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 1.39%. Its largest holding is Linde PLC (LIN), which represents 14.8% of the portfolio. Consumer Cyclical is the fund's largest sector exposure at 8.3%.