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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and SPSB returned +2.5%, so SPSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or SPSB?

BNDX charges 0.07% 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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BNDX vs SPSB: how they differ

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

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX 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 BNDX	Only in SPSB
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	SALESFORCE INC 0.59%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.46%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.44%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	CITIGROUP INC 0.44%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	MORGAN STANLEY 0.40%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.39%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER 0.39%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

BNDX and SPSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	SPSB State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	State Street
What it is	Total International Bond	SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+2.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−15.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.04%
Holdings	6707	1599

BNDX in plain words

BNDX is a bond fund tracking the Total International Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.

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, BNDX or SPSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and SPSB returned +2.5%, so SPSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or SPSB?: BNDX charges 0.07% a year and SPSB charges 0.04%, so SPSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BNDX against SPSB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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