Which returned more over the last year, IBTJ or SPTS?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBTJ returned +0.5% and SPTS +1.7%.

Which is cheaper, IBTJ or SPTS?

SPTS 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.

Across categories

IBTJ vs SPTS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IBTJ's duration was 2.6 years on Jul 31, 2026 and SPTS's 1.9 on Jun 30, 2026; SPTS charges 0.03% to IBTJ's 0.07%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $1.5bn for iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury ETF and $7.3bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF.

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At a glance

+0.5%

IBTJ total return, 1 year

+1.7%

SPTS total return, 1 year

0.07%

IBTJ expense ratio

0.03%

SPTS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPTS costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.2 points; SPTS is 4.9 times larger.

IBTJ vs SPTS: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IBTJ	SPTS
Return
Measure	IBTJ	SPTS
Total return, 1 year	+0.5%	+1.7%
Drawdown
Measure	IBTJ	SPTS
Below its high	6.2%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	IBTJ	SPTS
What it tracks	ICE 2029 Maturity US Treasury Index	Bloomberg 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index
Cost and size
Measure	IBTJ	SPTS
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$1.5bn	$7.3bn
Holdings
Measure	IBTJ	SPTS
Holdings in common	22%

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

Risk and return

Mar 6, 2020 to Oct 23, 2026 · 346 weekly returns

IBTJ SPTS

Return

Total return edge SPTS −3.5% +11.3%

Annualized edge SPTS −0.5% +1.6%

Price return edge SPTS −18.8% −5.7%

Risk

Volatility edge SPTS 5.2% 1.7%

Max drawdown edge SPTS −19.6% −5.6%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge IBTJ −0.65 −0.81

Sortino edge IBTJ −0.87 −1.11

Calmar edge SPTS −0.03 0.29

Reading

SPTS returned more: +11.3% to −3.5%. SPTS swung less: 1.7% to 5.2%. SPTS fell less at its worst: −5.6% to −19.6%.

Full scorecard

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Risk and return: IBTJ vs SPTS: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IBTJ	SPTS	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	−3.5%	+11.3%	SPTS	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	−0.5%	+1.6%	SPTS	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−18.8%	−5.7%	SPTS	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	5.2%	1.7%	SPTS	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	3.9%	1.2%	SPTS	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−19.6%	−5.6%	SPTS	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.65	−0.81	IBTJ	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.87	−1.11	IBTJ	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	−0.03	0.29	SPTS	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 346 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

22%

By the books each fund has filed, IBTJ and SPTS hold 22% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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22% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IBTJ SPTS

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2029 4.10% 1.42%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2029 4.02% 1.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jun 30, 2029 4.05% 1.36%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 31, 2029 3.88% 1.30%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2029 3.51% 1.29%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 28, 2029 3.70% 1.29%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2029 3.16% 1.21%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 15, 2029 3.31% 1.21%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 15, 2029 3.20% 1.17%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2029 3.31% 1.15%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 15, 2029 3.34% 1.15%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2029 3.21% 1.12%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IBTJ

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 30, 2029 4.07%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Oct 31, 2029 4.03%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jul 31, 2029 4.02%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2029 3.99%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Sep 30, 2029 3.97%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2029 2.45%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Sep 30, 2029 2.05%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2029 2.03%

Only in SPTS

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2028 1.82%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Dec 31, 2027 1.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 30, 2027 1.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 29, 2028 1.36%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2027 1.29%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Oct 15, 2027 1.28%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Sep 30, 2027 1.27%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2027 1.26%

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Side by side

IBTJ iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury ETF SPTS State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +0.5% +1.7%

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

Gap to its benchmark not measured +3.1 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.03%

Holdings 37 96

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $1.5bn $7.3bn

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

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IBTJ and SPTS are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

What each follows. IBTJ follows ICE 2029 Maturity US Treasury Index and SPTS follows Bloomberg 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index.
Holdings in common. 22% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026).
Size. IBTJ has $1.5bn in net assets and SPTS $7.3bn (net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026); SPTS is 4.9 times larger.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

IBTJ

IBTJ tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +0.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. It sat 6.2% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

SPTS

SPTS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBTJ or SPTS?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBTJ returned +0.5% and SPTS +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, IBTJ or SPTS?: SPTS 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

IBTJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IBTJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IBTJ ↗

SPTS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPTS 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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