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SPMO vs VGT
Invesco S&P 500 Momentum ETF against Vanguard Information Technology ETF: 4 years of returns, risk and today’s technical read, from Kavout’s own data.
VGT did better over the period: $1,000 invested on October 28, 2022 grew to $2,924, versus $2,529 for SPMO, a difference of $395. VGT also led over one month, three months, six months, YTD, one year, and three years, despite identical 12-month volatility of 25.0%. The trade-off was higher downside risk: VGT’s worst drawdown was -27.2%, compared with -20.1% for SPMO. SPMO’s lower 0.13% expense ratio was not an advantage versus VGT’s 0.09%, and its $14B asset base was much smaller than VGT’s $139B. The funds remained highly correlated, with daily-move correlation of 0.832, rising to 0.879 over the last 12 months. VGT won 27 of the last 48 months, while SPMO won 21, indicating VGT’s stronger cumulative result came with greater drawdown risk.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($137); 50-day at $148.
- RSI 29, oversold. Supertrend says sell. ADX 30, so the trend is strong.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($109); 50-day at $122.
- RSI 40, neutral. Supertrend says sell. ADX 25, so the trend is developing.
Head to head
Which has returned more, SPMO or VGT?
SPMO beat VGT in 21 of the last 48 months; VGT won the other 27. The typical monthly gap was 2.52 points.
Total return by period
Which is riskier?
SPMO: Feb 13, 2025 to Apr 4, 2025; VGT: Dec 16, 2024 to Apr 8, 2025
- 0.832
- correlation of daily moves, 4 years
- 0.70
- SPMO move per 1% in VGT
- 0.879
- correlation, last 12 months
Month by month
Of the last 48 months. The typical gap was 2.52 points.
When did they diverge?
| Month | SPMO | VGT | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2023 | -5.5% | +8.4% | -13.97 pts |
| January 2023 | -0.5% | +9.7% | -10.16 pts |
| June 2026 | +7.4% | -1.1% | +8.59 pts |
| March 2023 | +1.8% | +9.7% | -7.91 pts |
Where the numbers come from. 1000 daily adjusted closes per fund from the Kavout market-data API, dividends included. Signals and indicators are Kavout’s own, refreshed nightly. Every figure is calculated from those adjusted closes.
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