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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.5% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so SPSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SPSB or VGSH?

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

SPSB and VGSH 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 Short-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPSB and VGSH 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 VGSH
SALESFORCE INC 0.59%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.26%
AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.46%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.41%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.44%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.36%
CITIGROUP INC 0.44%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.32%
MORGAN STANLEY 0.40%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.31%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.39%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.30%
PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER 0.39%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%
SPRINT CAPITAL CORP 0.39%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%

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 VGSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SPSB State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF	VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond	Short-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+2.5%	+1.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.1 pts	−15.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.03%
Holdings	1599	91

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.

VGSH in plain words

VGSH is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.8% 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.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPSB or VGSH?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.5% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so SPSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPSB or VGSH?: SPSB charges 0.04% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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