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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and SPSB +2.2%.

Which is cheaper, HDV or SPSB?

SPSB is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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HDV vs SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HDV returned +29.4% to SPSB's +2.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $15.9bn for iShares Core High Dividend ETF and $11.3bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+29.4%

HDV total return, 1 year

+2.2%

SPSB total return, 1 year

0.08%

HDV expense ratio

0.04%

SPSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPSB costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 27.2 points; HDV is 1.4 times larger.

HDV vs SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HDV	SPSB
Return
Measure	HDV	SPSB
Total return, 1 year	+29.4%	+2.2%
Benchmark
Measure	HDV	SPSB
What it tracks	Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index	Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	HDV	SPSB
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$15.9bn	$11.3bn
Holdings
Measure	HDV	SPSB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	90%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	55.6%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, HDV and SPSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HDV SPSB

Only in one fund ↓

Only in HDV

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 9.48%

CHEVRON 7.22%

ABBVIE 6.77%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 5.46%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 5.12%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 5.04%

HOME DEPOT 4.57%

COCA-COLA 4.26%

Only in SPSB

SALESFORCE INC SR UNSECURED 03/29 4.65 0.66%

AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA COMPANY GUAR 10/28 3 0.47%

PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER COMPANY GUAR 05/28 4.45 0.45%

AMAZON.COM INC SR UNSECURED 03/29 4 0.45%

BANK OF AMERICA CORP SR UNSECURED 12/28 VAR 0.45%

NVIDIA CORP SR UNSECURED 06/29 4.35 0.43%

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC SR UNSECURED 05/29 VAR 0.38%

ORACLE CORP SR UNSECURED 02/29 4.55 0.37%

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Side by side

HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF SPSB State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks an index of High Dividend Tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year +29.4% +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 0.08% 0.04%

Holdings 77 1684

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $15.9bn $11.3bn

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

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About each fund

HDV

HDV tracks an index of High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +29.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 77 positions, with the top ten at 55.6%.

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, HDV or SPSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and SPSB +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, HDV or SPSB?: SPSB is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

HDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for HDV ↗

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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