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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.5% and URTH returned +17.4%, so URTH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SPSB or URTH?

SPSB charges 0.04% a year and URTH charges 0.24%, 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 URTH: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPSB and URTH 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 URTH
SALESFORCE INC 0.59%	NVIDIA CORPORATION 5.64%
AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.46%	APPLE INC. 5.04%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.44%	MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3.50%
CITIGROUP INC 0.44%	AMAZON.COM, INC. 2.86%
MORGAN STANLEY 0.40%	ALPHABET INC. 2.43%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.39%	BROADCOM INC. 2.21%
PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER 0.39%	ALPHABET INC. 2.01%
SPRINT CAPITAL CORP 0.39%	META PLATFORMS, INC. 1.51%

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.

SPSB and URTH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SPSB State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF	URTH iShares MSCI World ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	iShares
What it is	SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond	MSCI World
Total return, 1 year	+2.5%	+17.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.1 pts	−0.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.24%
Holdings	1599	1322

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.

URTH in plain words

URTH is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI World. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 70% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1322 positions, with the top ten at 27.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPSB or URTH?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.5% and URTH returned +17.4%, so URTH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPSB or URTH?: SPSB charges 0.04% a year and URTH charges 0.24%, so SPSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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