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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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MOAT vs SPSB: how they differ

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

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat 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, MOAT 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 MOATOnly in SPSB
Masco Corp 2.96%SALESFORCE INC 0.59%
Kenvue Inc 2.59%AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.46%
Airbnb Inc 2.56%BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.44%
Palo Alto Networks Inc 2.51%CITIGROUP INC 0.44%
Brown-Forman Corp 2.49%MORGAN STANLEY 0.40%
Charles Schwab Corp/The 2.45%JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.39%
NVIDIA Corp 2.45%PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER 0.39%
Datadog Inc 2.44%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.

MOAT and SPSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MOAT
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
SPSB
State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanEckState Street
What it isMorningstar Wide MoatSPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year+11.3%+2.5%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−6.2 pts−15.1 pts
Expense ratio0.46%0.04%
Holdings551599

MOAT in plain words

MOAT is an index equity fund tracking the Morningstar Wide Moat. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.46% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 55 positions, with the top ten at 25.3%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 27, 2026 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, MOAT or SPSB?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MOAT returned +11.3% and SPSB returned +2.5%, so MOAT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MOAT or SPSB?
MOAT charges 0.46% a year and SPSB charges 0.04%, so SPSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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MOAT 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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