FSEC vs SPMB: Differences, Returns & Fees
FSEC's duration was 5.2 years on May 31, 2026 and SPMB's 5.5 on Jun 30, 2026; SPMB charges 0.04% to FSEC's 0.36%. Net assets: $4.5bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity Investment Grade Securitized ETF, and $6.8bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio Mortgage Backed Bond ETF.
SPMB costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points; SPMB is 1.5 times larger.
| FSEC | SPMB | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.36% | 0.04% |
| Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 | $4.5bn | $6.8bn |
| Total return, 1 year | −1.2% | −1.4% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index ? |
| Holdings in common | 4% | |
| Below its high | 4.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026 | 4.7%, high on Feb 27, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FSEC and SPMB hold 4% 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 May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
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4% in common
On the same fields
FSEC and SPMB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FSEC in plain words
FSEC is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.36% a year. It sat 4.4% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
SPMB in plain words
SPMB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.4% with distributions reinvested, against −1.2% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index ?. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. It sat 4.7% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, FSEC or SPMB?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FSEC returned −1.2% and SPMB −1.4%.
- Which is cheaper, FSEC or SPMB?
- SPMB is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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