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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.5% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so SPSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SPSB or VCLT?

SPSB charges 0.04% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so VCLT 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 VCLT: how they differ

SPSB and VCLT 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 Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPSB and VCLT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SPSB and VCLT both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	SPSB	VCLT
PROGRESSIVE CORP	0.00%	0.00%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SPSB	Only in VCLT
SALESFORCE INC 0.59%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.38%
AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.46%	CVS Health Corp 0.34%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.44%	Meta Platforms Inc 0.29%
CITIGROUP INC 0.44%	Boeing Co/The 0.27%
MORGAN STANLEY 0.40%	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.39%	Amazon.com Inc 0.26%
PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER 0.39%	Oracle Corp 0.24%
SPRINT CAPITAL CORP 0.39%	AT&T Inc 0.24%

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 VCLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SPSB State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF	VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond	Long-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+2.5%	−4.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.1 pts	−22.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.03%
Holdings	1599	2775

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.

VCLT in plain words

VCLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −4.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 18.1% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPSB or VCLT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.5% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so SPSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPSB or VCLT?: SPSB charges 0.04% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so VCLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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