Which returned more over the last year, SPYD or VUSB?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYD returned +12.9% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so SPYD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SPYD or VUSB?

SPYD charges 0.07% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so SPYD 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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SPYD vs VUSB: how they differ

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

State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) High Dividend ETF and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPYD and VUSB 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 SPYD	Only in VUSB
Iron Mountain Inc 1.62%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
Franklin Resources Inc 1.57%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
CVS Health Corp 1.53%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc 1.53%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
Edison International 1.48%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
Target Corp 1.48%	US Bancorp 0.51%
APA Corp 1.48%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
Viatris Inc 1.46%	Truist Bank 0.45%

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.

SPYD and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SPYD State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) High Dividend ETF	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+12.9%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−4.6 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.10%
Holdings	78	1281

SPYD in plain words

SPYD is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 78 positions, with the top ten at 15.1%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

VUSB in plain words

VUSB is a cash and treasury bills tracking the Ultra-Short Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPYD or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYD returned +12.9% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so SPYD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPYD or VUSB?: SPYD charges 0.07% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so SPYD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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