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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GARP returned +29.5% and SPSB returned +2.5%, so GARP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, GARP or SPSB?

GARP charges 0.15% a year and SPSB charges 0.04%, so SPSB 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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GARP vs SPSB: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GARP 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 GARP	Only in SPSB
APPLE 5.23%	SALESFORCE INC 0.59%
MICROSOFT 5.16%	AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.46%
NVIDIA 5.09%	BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.44%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 4.81%	CITIGROUP INC 0.44%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 4.76%	MORGAN STANLEY 0.40%
VISA CLASS A 4.60%	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.39%
LAM RESEARCH 4.02%	PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER 0.39%
CATERPILLAR INC 3.65%	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 and Sep 10, 2026.

GARP and SPSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GARP iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF	SPSB State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	MSCI USA Quality GARP	SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+29.5%	+2.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+12.0 pts	−15.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.04%
Holdings	133	1599

GARP in plain words

GARP is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Quality GARP. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +29.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 133 positions, with the top ten at 43.2%.

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, GARP or SPSB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GARP returned +29.5% and SPSB returned +2.5%, so GARP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GARP or SPSB?: GARP charges 0.15% a year and SPSB charges 0.04%, so SPSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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GARP 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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