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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and SPSB returned +2.3%, so SPSB returned more.

Which is cheaper, IBIT or SPSB?

IBIT charges 0.25% a year and SPSB charges 0.04%, so SPSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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IBIT vs SPSB: how they differ

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

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF and State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IBIT and SPSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in IBIT	Only in SPSB
BITCOIN 100.00%	SALESFORCE INC SR UNSECURED 03/29 4.65 0.68%
USD CASH 0.00%	AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA COMPANY GUAR 10/28 3 0.50%
	BANK OF AMERICA CORP SR UNSECURED 12/28 VAR 0.48%
	NVIDIA CORP SR UNSECURED 06/29 4.35 0.43%
	PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER COMPANY GUAR 05/28 4.45 0.42%
	AMAZON.COM INC SR UNSECURED 03/29 4 0.40%
	GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC SR UNSECURED 05/29 VAR 0.40%
	CITIBANK NA SR UNSECURED 06/29 VAR 0.36%

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 Sep 18, 2026.

IBIT and SPSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF	SPSB State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	Holds bitcoin	Tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	−31.1%	+2.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−47.6 pts	−14.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.04%
Holdings	2	1676
Net assets	$63.7bn	$10.7bn

IBIT in plain words

IBIT holds bitcoin. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −31.1% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 35.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2025 on Sep 18, 2026.

SPSB in plain words

SPSB tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +2.3% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or SPSB?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and SPSB returned +2.3%, so SPSB returned more.
Which is cheaper, IBIT or SPSB?: IBIT charges 0.25% a year and SPSB charges 0.04%, so SPSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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