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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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SPSB vs VTIP: how they differ

SPSB and VTIP 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 Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPSB and VTIP 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 SPSBOnly in VTIP
SALESFORCE INC 0.59%United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.44%
AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.46%United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.38%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.44%United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.36%
CITIGROUP INC 0.44%United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.19%
MORGAN STANLEY 0.40%United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.02%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.39%United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.88%
PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER 0.39%United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.87%
SPRINT CAPITAL CORP 0.39%United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.79%

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 VTIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SPSB
State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
VTIP
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerState StreetVanguard
What it isSPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate BondShort-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year+2.5%+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−15.1 pts−15.8 pts
Expense ratio0.04%0.03%
Holdings159925

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.

VTIP in plain words

VTIP is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% 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 VTIP?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.5% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so SPSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPSB or VTIP?
SPSB charges 0.04% a year and VTIP charges 0.03%, so VTIP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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SPSB against VTIP, 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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