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BLV vs SPLB: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jun 30, 2026 BLV's duration was 12.8 years and SPLB's 12.6; BLV charges 0.03% to SPLB's 0.04%. Net assets: $5.3bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF, and $1.2bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Corporate Bond ETF.

BLV costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points; BLV is 4.5 times larger.

BLVSPLB
Expense ratio0.03%0.04%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$5.3bn$1.2bn
Total return, 1 year−6.6%−6.2%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQBloomberg U.S. Long Term Corporate Bond Index ?
Holdings in common37%
Below its high29.1%, high on Aug 6, 202020.1%, high on Sep 22, 2021

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

−6.6%
BLV total return, 1 year
−6.2%
SPLB total return, 1 year
0.03%
BLV expense ratio
0.04%
SPLB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BLV and SPLB hold 37% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

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37% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding BLV SPLB
ANHEUSER-BUSCH, due Feb 1, 2046 0.16% 0.35%
CVS HEALTH CORP, due Mar 25, 2048 0.13% 0.34%
GOLDMAN SACHS GP, due Oct 1, 2037 0.12% 0.18%
AMAZON.COM INC, due Mar 13, 2056 0.11% 0.15%
BANK OF AMER CRP, due Mar 20, 2051 0.11% 0.20%
META PLATFORMS, due May 15, 2056 0.10% 0.28%
PFIZER INVSTMNT, due May 19, 2053 0.10% 0.26%
ABBVIE INC, due Nov 21, 2049 0.10% 0.22%
BOEING CO, due May 1, 2050 0.10% 0.25%
BANK OF AMER CRP, due Jun 19, 2041 0.10% 0.16%
AT&T INC, due Sep 15, 2053 0.10% 0.19%
META PLATFORMS, due Nov 15, 2055 0.09% 0.26%
Only in BLV
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2055 1.17%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2055 1.15%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2054 1.14%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2055 1.13%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2054 1.13%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2053 1.10%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2054 1.08%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2054 1.08%
Only in SPLB
Verizon Communications Inc, due Jan 15, 2036 0.23%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc, due Feb 12, 2046 0.13%
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd, due Jan 15, 2039 0.11%
Bank of America Corp, due Apr 21, 2045 0.10%
Molson Coors Beverage Co, due Jul 8, 2036 0.10%
Mizuho Financial Group Inc, due Jul 13, 2047 0.10%
Bank of America Corp, due Jan 20, 2048 0.09%
AT&T Inc, due Mar 1, 2047 0.08%

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On the same fields

BLV
Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF
SPLB
State Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Vanguard State Street
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year −6.6% −6.2%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −23.9 pts −23.4 pts
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.04%
Holdings 2931 2968
Net assets, BLV as of Sep 30, 2026 and SPLB as of Oct 8, 2026 $5.3bn $1.2bn

BLV and SPLB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

BLV in plain words

BLV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −6.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 29.1% below its high of Aug 6, 2020 on Oct 9, 2026.

SPLB in plain words

SPLB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −6.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. It sat 20.1% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BLV or SPLB?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BLV returned −6.6% and SPLB −6.2%.
Which is cheaper, BLV or SPLB?
BLV is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
BLV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗BLV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for BLV ↗SPLB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SPLB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗State Street website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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