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

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IYW vs SPSB: how they differ

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

iShares U.S. Technology 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, IYW 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 IYWOnly in SPSB
NVIDIA CORPORATION 16.25%SALESFORCE INC 0.59%
APPLE INC. 13.65%AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.46%
ALPHABET INC. 7.84%BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.44%
ALPHABET INC. 6.34%CITIGROUP INC 0.44%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3.99%MORGAN STANLEY 0.40%
BROADCOM INC. 3.78%JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.39%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3.50%PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER 0.39%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2.98%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.

IYW and SPSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IYW
iShares U.S. Technology ETF
SPSB
State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesState Street
What it isU.S. TechnologySPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year+34.9%+2.5%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+17.4 pts−15.1 pts
Expense ratio0.37%0.04%
Holdings1391599

IYW in plain words

IYW is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +34.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 139 positions, with the top ten at 63.7%.

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, IYW or SPSB?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYW returned +34.9% and SPSB returned +2.5%, so IYW returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IYW or SPSB?
IYW charges 0.37% a year and SPSB charges 0.04%, so SPSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IYW 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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