Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or SPSB?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and SPSB returned +2.5%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AVUS or SPSB?

AVUS charges 0.15% a year and SPSB charges 0.04%, so SPSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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AVUS vs SPSB: how they differ

AVUS and SPSB hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and AVUS returned more over the year.

Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and SPSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVUS	Only in SPSB
NVIDIA Corp 5.49%	SALESFORCE INC 0.59%
Apple Inc 5.37%	AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.46%
Microsoft Corp 3.85%	BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.44%
Amazon.com Inc 3.68%	CITIGROUP INC 0.44%
Alphabet Inc 2.42%	MORGAN STANLEY 0.40%
Micron Technology Inc 2.40%	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.39%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.21%	PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER 0.39%
Alphabet Inc 1.94%	SPRINT CAPITAL CORP 0.39%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

AVUS and SPSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AVUS Avantis U.S. Equity ETF	SPSB State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Avantis	State Street
What it is	U.S. Equity	SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+21.6%	+2.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.1 pts	−15.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.04%
Holdings	1875	1599

AVUS in plain words

AVUS is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Equity. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1875 positions, with the top ten at 29.7%.

SPSB in plain words

SPSB is a bond fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or SPSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and SPSB returned +2.5%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVUS or SPSB?: AVUS charges 0.15% a year and SPSB charges 0.04%, so SPSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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