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

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

Which is cheaper, SPSB or VOO?

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

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

State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard 500 Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPSB and VOO 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 VOO
SALESFORCE INC 0.59%	NVIDIA Corp 7.53%
AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.46%	Apple Inc 6.61%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.44%	Microsoft Corp 4.31%
CITIGROUP INC 0.44%	Amazon.com Inc 3.63%
MORGAN STANLEY 0.40%	Alphabet Inc 3.26%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.39%	Broadcom Inc 2.78%
PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER 0.39%	Alphabet Inc 2.60%
SPRINT CAPITAL CORP 0.39%	Micron Technology Inc 2.02%

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.

SPSB and VOO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SPSB State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF	VOO Vanguard 500 Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond	S&P 500
Total return, 1 year	+2.5%	+17.6%
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%	0.03%
Holdings	1599	506

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.

VOO in plain words

VOO 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. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 506 positions, with the top ten at 36.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPSB or VOO?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.5% and VOO returned +17.6%, so VOO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPSB or VOO?: SPSB charges 0.04% a year and VOO charges 0.03%, so VOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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