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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned −0.4% and SPSB +2.2%.

Which is cheaper, EMB or SPSB?

SPSB is cheaper, by 0.35 percentage points a year. That is about $35 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EMB vs SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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EMB's duration was 6.5 years on Jul 31, 2026 and SPSB's 1.8 on Jun 30, 2026; SPSB charges 0.04% to EMB's 0.39%.

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Net assets: $13.2bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF, and $11.3bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−0.4%

EMB total return, 1 year

+2.2%

SPSB total return, 1 year

0.39%

EMB expense ratio

0.04%

SPSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPSB costs 0.35 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.6 points; EMB is 1.2 times larger.

EMB vs SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EMB	SPSB
Return
Measure	EMB	SPSB
Total return, 1 year	−0.4%	+2.2%
Drawdown
Measure	EMB	SPSB
Below its high	3.5%, high on Jun 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EMB	SPSB
What it tracks	J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Core Index	Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	EMB	SPSB
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$13.2bn	$11.3bn
Holdings
Measure	EMB	SPSB
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and SPSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EMB SPSB

Only in one fund ↓

Only in EMB

Argentina Republic Government International Bonds, due Jul 9, 2035 1.21%

Ecuador Government International Bonds, due Jul 31, 2035 0.78%

Argentina Republic Government International Bonds, due Jan 9, 2038 0.70%

Argentina Republic Government International Bonds, due Jul 9, 2030 0.65%

Argentina Republic Government International Bonds, due Jul 9, 2041 0.57%

Ghana Government International Bonds, due Jul 3, 2035 0.55%

Uruguay Government International Bonds, due Jun 18, 2050 0.51%

Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl, due Aug 17, 2030 0.50%

Only in SPSB

Salesforce Inc, due Mar 15, 2029 0.56%

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, due Oct 29, 2028 0.44%

Bank of America Corp, due Dec 20, 2028 0.42%

Citigroup Inc, due Mar 4, 2029 0.42%

Morgan Stanley, due Apr 10, 2030 0.38%

JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Jul 25, 2028 0.38%

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd, due May 19, 2028 0.37%

Sprint Capital Corp, due Nov 15, 2028 0.37%

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Side by side

EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF SPSB State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year −0.4% +2.2%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +3.6 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.39% 0.04%

Holdings 622 1684

Net assets, EMB as of Oct 28, 2026 and SPSB as of Oct 27, 2026 $13.2bn $11.3bn

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

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About each fund

EMB

EMB tracks the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year. It sat 3.5% below its high of Jun 29, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

SPSB

SPSB tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.2% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMB or SPSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned −0.4% and SPSB +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, EMB or SPSB?: SPSB is cheaper, by 0.35 percentage points a year. That is about $35 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

EMB on its own →SPSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EMB dividend history →EMB holdings →SPSB dividend history →SPSB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

EMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EMB ↗

SPSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPSB 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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