MOAT vs SPY overlap - what they share and where they differ
MOAT and SPY share 14.7% of their weight across 49 common positions, read from what each fund reported to the SEC.
Each week Ploutos reads the reported positions of the largest US equity ETFs and measures, pair by pair, the weight they share: for every stock both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights counts. Two funds tracking the same index land near 100%. A sector fund inside a broad index fund lands at roughly that sector's weight.
MOAT and SPY
14.7%
49 shared positions
MOAT
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 55 positions · Jun 30, 2026
Top 10: 25.3%·Holdings of MOAT
SPY
SPY
Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 499 positions · Jun 30, 2026
Top 10: 37.9%·Holdings of SPY
Reported positions cover MOAT 100%, SPY 100% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.
SPY vs MOAT side by side
MOATVanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
55
stock positions reported to the SEC
8.4% of its weight is in 6 names SPY does not hold
SPY
499
stock positions reported to the SEC
74.8% of its weight is in 450 names MOAT does not hold
Where each fund's weight sits
Largest sectors for both funds
The widest gap is Consumer Defensive: MOAT has 16.8 points more of it.
The figures side by side
| MOAT | SPY | |
|---|---|---|
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Stock positions reported | 55 | 499 |
| Weight of the ten largest | 25.3% | 37.9% |
| Largest position | MAS 3.0% | NVDA 7.5% |
| Held alone | 6 positions, 8.4% | 450 positions, 74.8% |
| Covered by stock positions | 100% | 100% |
Holdings they share
| Stock | In MOAT | In SPY | Counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDANVIDIA Corp | 2.45% | 7.52% | 2.45% |
| AVGOBroadcom Inc | 2.43% | 2.77% | 2.43% |
| MSFTMicrosoft Corp | 2.20% | 4.30% | 2.20% |
| AMZNAmazon.com Inc | 1.33% | 3.62% | 1.33% |
| METAMeta Platforms Inc | 1.17% | 1.92% | 1.17% |
| AMATApplied Materials Inc | 2.34% | 0.89% | 0.89% |
| PANWPalo Alto Networks Inc | 2.51% | 0.43% | 0.43% |
| APHAmphenol Corp | 1.50% | 0.34% | 0.34% |
| PEPPepsiCo Inc | 1.17% | 0.29% | 0.29% |
| TMOThermo Fisher Scientific Inc | 1.18% | 0.29% | 0.29% |
What each holds alone
The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.
Only in MOAT
Only in SPY
Questions people ask
Is MOAT the same as SPY?
14.7% of their weight sits in the same 49 holdings. MOAT also reports LPLA, ENTG, MELI, which the other does not. SPY also reports AAPL, GOOGL, MU, which the other does not.
How is the overlap between MOAT and SPY measured?
For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 100% of MOAT and 100% of SPY, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.
Which holds more, SPY or MOAT?
MOAT reports 55 stock positions and SPY reports 499. 8.4% of MOAT's weight sits in names SPY does not hold, and 74.8% of SPY's weight in names MOAT does not hold. The ten largest positions are 25.3% of MOAT and 37.9% of SPY.
How do MOAT and SPY differ by sector?
The widest gap is Consumer Defensive: MOAT has 16.8 points more of it. Sectors come from each holding's SIC code in its SEC record, summed by the weight the fund reports.
Where do the numbers come from?
From each fund's own N-PORT filing to the SEC, which lists every position and its weight. The comparison uses every equity position the fund reports; cash, futures and bonds are not counted, which is why a coverage figure sits next to every result. Holdings change between filings.
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Descriptive data from public SEC filings. Nothing on this page is a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any fund or stock, and holdings change between filings.