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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGIB returned −1.8% and SPSB +2.2%.

Which is cheaper, IGIB or SPSB?

Neither: IGIB and SPSB both charge 0.04% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IGIB vs SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IGIB's duration was 5.9 years on Aug 31, 2026 and SPSB's 1.8 on Jun 30, 2026; both charge 0.04%.

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Net assets: $19.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, and $11.3bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.8%

IGIB total return, 1 year

+2.2%

SPSB total return, 1 year

0.04%

IGIB expense ratio

0.04%

SPSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.04% a year; their one-year returns differ by 4.0 points; IGIB is 1.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IGIB vs SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGIB	SPSB
Return
Measure	IGIB	SPSB
Total return, 1 year	−1.8%	+2.2%
Drawdown
Measure	IGIB	SPSB
Below its high	3.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IGIB	SPSB
What it tracks	ICE BofA 5-10 Year US Corporate Index	Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	IGIB	SPSB
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$19.5bn	$11.2bn
Holdings
Measure	IGIB	SPSB
Holdings in common	0%

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

Risk and return

Dec 24, 2009 to Oct 23, 2026 · 878 weekly returns

IGIB SPSB

Return

Total return edge IGIB +72.1% +47.3%

Annualized edge IGIB +3.3% +2.3%

Price return edge IGIB −1.2% −1.4%

Risk

Volatility edge SPSB 5.7% 3.0%

Max drawdown edge SPSB −20.0% −9.9%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge IGIB 0.32 0.27

Sortino edge IGIB 0.44 0.39

Calmar edge SPSB 0.16 0.23

Reading

IGIB returned more: +72.1% to +47.3%. SPSB swung less: 3.0% to 5.7%. SPSB fell less at its worst: −9.9% to −20.0%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: IGIB vs SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGIB	SPSB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+72.1%	+47.3%	IGIB	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+3.3%	+2.3%	IGIB	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−1.2%	−1.4%	IGIB	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	5.7%	3.0%	SPSB	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	4.3%	2.1%	SPSB	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−20.0%	−9.9%	SPSB	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.32	0.27	IGIB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.44	0.39	IGIB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.16	0.23	SPSB	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 878 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IGIB and SPSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IGIB SPSB

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IGIB

Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2035 0.22%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2036 0.22%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2036 0.20%

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2036 0.20%

Meta Platforms Inc, due May 15, 2036 0.19%

Bank of America Corp, due Apr 25, 2034 0.19%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2033 0.19%

Bank of America Corp, due Jan 23, 2035 0.19%

Only in SPSB

Salesforce Inc, due Mar 15, 2029 0.56%

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, due Oct 29, 2028 0.44%

Bank of America Corp, due Dec 20, 2028 0.42%

Citigroup Inc, due Mar 4, 2029 0.42%

Morgan Stanley, due Apr 10, 2030 0.38%

JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Jul 25, 2028 0.38%

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd, due May 19, 2028 0.37%

Sprint Capital Corp, due Nov 15, 2028 0.37%

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Side by side

IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF SPSB State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks an index of 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond Tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year −1.8% +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 0.04% 0.04%

Holdings 3064 1684

Net assets, IGIB as of Oct 28, 2026 and SPSB as of Oct 27, 2026 $19.5bn $11.3bn

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

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IGIB and SPSB do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

What each follows. IGIB follows ICE BofA 5-10 Year US Corporate Index and SPSB follows Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond Index.
Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 IGIB returned −1.8% and SPSB +2.2% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 4.0 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

IGIB

IGIB tracks an index of 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. It sat 3.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

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.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGIB or SPSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGIB returned −1.8% and SPSB +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, IGIB or SPSB?: Neither: IGIB and SPSB both charge 0.04% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IGIB on its own →SPSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IGIB dividend history →IGIB holdings →SPSB dividend history →SPSB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IGIB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGIB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IGIB ↗

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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