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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and SPSB returned +2.5%, so SPSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BSV or SPSB?

BSV charges 0.03% a year and SPSB charges 0.04%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BSV vs SPSB: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and SPSB 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 BSV	Only in SPSB
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13%	SALESFORCE INC 0.59%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90%	AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.46%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89%	BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.44%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82%	CITIGROUP INC 0.44%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	MORGAN STANLEY 0.40%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.39%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80%	PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER 0.39%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%	SPRINT CAPITAL CORP 0.39%

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.

BSV and SPSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund	SPSB State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	State Street
What it is	Short-Term Bond	SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+1.1%	+2.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−16.4 pts	−15.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.04%
Holdings	3185	1599

BSV in plain words

BSV is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.1% 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.

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.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or SPSB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and SPSB returned +2.5%, so SPSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BSV or SPSB?: BSV charges 0.03% a year and SPSB charges 0.04%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BSV against SPSB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 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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