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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and SPSB returned +2.5%, so SPSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, GOVT or SPSB?

GOVT charges 0.05% 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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GOVT vs SPSB: how they differ

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

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond 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, GOVT 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 GOVT	Only in SPSB
United States of America 5.31%	SALESFORCE INC 0.59%
United States of America 2.96%	AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.46%
United States of America 2.63%	BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.44%
United States of America 2.09%	CITIGROUP INC 0.44%
United States of America 1.61%	MORGAN STANLEY 0.40%
United States of America 1.57%	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.39%
United States of America 1.53%	PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER 0.39%
United States of America 1.51%	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.

GOVT and SPSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF	SPSB State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	U.S. Treasury Bond	SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+2.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	−15.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.04%
Holdings	223	1599

GOVT in plain words

GOVT is a bond fund tracking the U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 8.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

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, GOVT or SPSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and SPSB returned +2.5%, so SPSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GOVT or SPSB?: GOVT charges 0.05% a year and SPSB charges 0.04%, so SPSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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GOVT 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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