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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, NOBL returned +9.4% and SPSB returned +2.5%, so NOBL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, NOBL or SPSB?

NOBL charges 0.35% 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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NOBL vs SPSB: how they differ

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

ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats 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, NOBL 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 NOBL	Only in SPSB
Nucor Corp. 1.77%	SALESFORCE INC 0.59%
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.73%	AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.46%
International Business Machines Corp. 1.71%	BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.44%
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 1.68%	CITIGROUP INC 0.44%
Franklin Resources, Inc. 1.67%	MORGAN STANLEY 0.40%
Colgate-Palmolive Co. 1.62%	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.39%
Caterpillar, Inc. 1.61%	PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER 0.39%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 1.61%	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 and May 31, 2026.

NOBL and SPSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF	SPSB State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	ProShares	State Street
What it is	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats	SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+9.4%	+2.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−8.1 pts	−15.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.04%
Holdings	69	1599

NOBL in plain words

NOBL is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +9.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 69 positions, with the top ten at 16.6%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 24, 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, NOBL or SPSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, NOBL returned +9.4% and SPSB returned +2.5%, so NOBL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, NOBL or SPSB?: NOBL charges 0.35% a year and SPSB charges 0.04%, so SPSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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NOBL 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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