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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPLG returned +17.6% and SPSB returned +2.5%, so SPLG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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

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SPLG vs SPSB: how they differ

SPLG is an equity index fund and SPSB a bond index fund, and over the year SPLG returned more, +17.6% against +2.5%.

S&P 500, book from IVV and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF.

SPLG and SPSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SPLG S&P 500, book from IVV	SPSB State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	S&P	State Street
What it is	S&P 500, book from IVV	SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+17.6%	+2.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+0.1 pts	−15.1 pts
Expense ratio	not published	0.04%
Holdings	not filed	1599

SPLG in plain words

SPLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100.

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, SPLG or SPSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPLG returned +17.6% and SPSB returned +2.5%, so SPLG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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