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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.5% and TIP returned −1.0%, so SPSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SPSB or TIP?

SPSB charges 0.04% a year and TIP charges 0.18%, 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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SPSB vs TIP: how they differ

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

State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF and iShares TIPS Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPSB and TIP 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 SPSB	Only in TIP
SALESFORCE INC 0.59%	United States of America 4.10%
AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.46%	United States of America 4.04%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.44%	United States of America 3.63%
CITIGROUP INC 0.44%	United States of America 3.44%
MORGAN STANLEY 0.40%	United States of America 3.41%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.39%	United States of America 3.39%
PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER 0.39%	United States of America 3.37%
SPRINT CAPITAL CORP 0.39%	United States of America 3.36%

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.

SPSB and TIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SPSB State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF	TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	iShares
What it is	SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond	TIPS Bond
Total return, 1 year	+2.5%	−1.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.1 pts	−18.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.18%
Holdings	1599	48

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.

TIP in plain words

TIP is a bond fund tracking the TIPS Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPSB or TIP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.5% and TIP returned −1.0%, so SPSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPSB or TIP?: SPSB charges 0.04% a year and TIP charges 0.18%, so SPSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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SPSB against TIP, 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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