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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JAAA returned +4.9% and SPSB returned +2.5%, so JAAA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, JAAA or SPSB?

JAAA charges 0.20% 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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JAAA vs SPSB: how they differ

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

Janus Henderson AAA CLO 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, JAAA 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 JAAA	Only in SPSB
KKR CLO 35 Ltd. 0.96%	SALESFORCE INC 0.59%
AB BSL CLO 1 Ltd. 0.88%	AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.46%
Anchorage Capital CLO 16 Ltd. 0.82%	BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.44%
Anchorage Capital CLO 17 Ltd. 0.80%	CITIGROUP INC 0.44%
Carlyle US CLO Ltd. 0.70%	MORGAN STANLEY 0.40%
Carlyle US CLO Ltd. 0.67%	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.39%
Regatta XIX Funding Ltd. 0.67%	PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER 0.39%
Magnetite XXXII Ltd. 0.67%	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.

JAAA and SPSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	JAAA Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF	SPSB State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Janus	State Street
What it is	Henderson AAA CLO	SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+4.9%	+2.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−12.6 pts	−15.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.20%	0.04%
Holdings	600	1599

JAAA in plain words

JAAA is an index equity fund tracking the Henderson AAA CLO. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 600 positions, with the top ten at 7.5%.

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, JAAA or SPSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JAAA returned +4.9% and SPSB returned +2.5%, so JAAA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, JAAA or SPSB?: JAAA charges 0.20% a year and SPSB charges 0.04%, so SPSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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