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BOXX vs SPYM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BOXX is an actively managed short-term fund and SPYM an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SPYM returned +13.7% against +4.0%.

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Net assets: $14.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF, and $185.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF.

BOXX on its own →SPYM on its own →
At a glance
+4.0%
BOXX total return, 1 year
+13.7%
SPYM total return, 1 year
0.19%
BOXX expense ratio
0.02%
SPYM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPYM costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.7 points; SPYM is 12.7 times larger.

BOXX vs SPYM: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBOXXSPYM
Return
Total return, 1 year+4.0%+13.7%
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedS&P 500 Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.19%0.02%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026$14.4bn$183.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund38.1%

Method

Side by side

BOXX Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF SPYM State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Alpha Architect State Street
What it is Actively managed Tracks the S&P 500
Total return, 1 year +4.0% +13.7%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.7% (IVV)
Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs IVV
Expense ratio 0.19% 0.02%
Holdings not counted 506
Net assets, BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 and SPYM as of Oct 27, 2026 $14.5bn $185.0bn
Former ticker none SPLG

BOXX and SPYM on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
BOXX

BOXX is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% a year.

SPYM

SPYM tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.02% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 506 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOXX or SPYM?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and SPYM +13.7%.
Which is cheaper, BOXX or SPYM?
SPYM is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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BOXX on its own →SPYM on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BOXX dividend history →SPYM dividend history →SPYM holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BOXX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BOXX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Alpha Architect website ↗
SPYM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SPYM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street website ↗

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