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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.3% and SPSB +2.2%.

Which is cheaper, IGSB or SPSB?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IGSB vs SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IGSB's duration was 2.7 years on Aug 31, 2026 and SPSB's 1.8 on Jun 30, 2026; both charge 0.04%.

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Net assets: $23.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares 1-5 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

+1.3%

IGSB total return, 1 year

+2.2%

SPSB total return, 1 year

0.04%

IGSB expense ratio

0.04%

SPSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.04% a year; their one-year returns differ by 0.9 points; IGSB is 2.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IGSB vs SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGSB	SPSB
Return
Measure	IGSB	SPSB
Total return, 1 year	+1.3%	+2.2%
Benchmark
Measure	IGSB	SPSB
What it tracks	ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index	Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	IGSB	SPSB
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$23.7bn	$11.2bn
Holdings
Measure	IGSB	SPSB
Holdings in common	32%

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

IGSB SPSB

Return

Total return edge Tie +46.4% +47.3%

Annualized edge Tie +2.3% +2.3%

Price return edge Tie −1.4% −1.4%

Risk

Volatility edge SPSB 3.5% 3.0%

Max drawdown edge SPSB −11.6% −9.9%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge SPSB 0.23 0.27

Sortino edge SPSB 0.32 0.39

Calmar edge SPSB 0.20 0.23

Reading

IGSB and SPSB returned about the same: +46.4% and +47.3%. SPSB swung less: 3.0% to 3.5%. SPSB fell less at its worst: −9.9% to −11.6%.

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Risk and return: IGSB vs SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGSB	SPSB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+46.4%	+47.3%	Tie	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.3%	+2.3%	Tie	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−1.4%	−1.4%	Tie	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	3.5%	3.0%	SPSB	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	2.4%	2.1%	SPSB	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−11.6%	−9.9%	SPSB	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.23	0.27	SPSB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.32	0.39	SPSB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.20	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

32%

By the books each fund has filed, IGSB and SPSB hold 32% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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32% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IGSB SPSB

Bank of America Corp, due Dec 20, 2028 0.14% 0.42%

CVS Health Corp, due Mar 25, 2028 0.12% 0.27%

Salesforce Inc, due Mar 15, 2029 0.11% 0.56%

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd, due May 19, 2028 0.11% 0.37%

Wells Fargo & Co, due Jul 25, 2029 0.11% 0.25%

Amgen Inc, due Mar 2, 2028 0.10% 0.25%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jan 21, 2029 0.10% 0.31%

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, due Oct 29, 2028 0.10% 0.44%

Bank of America Corp, due Apr 25, 2029 0.10% 0.30%

Citigroup Inc, due Sep 29, 2027 0.10% 0.17%

Cigna Group/The, due Oct 15, 2028 0.10% 0.21%

Bank of America Corp, due Apr 23, 2030 0.09% 0.22%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IGSB

Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl, due Aug 17, 2030 0.29%

T-Mobile USA Inc, due Apr 15, 2030 0.17%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2031 0.15%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2031 0.13%

AbbVie Inc, due Nov 21, 2029 0.13%

Mars Inc, due Mar 1, 2030 0.12%

Amazon.com Inc, due Jul 9, 2031 0.12%

NVIDIA Corp, due Jun 15, 2031 0.11%

Only in SPSB

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

Wells Fargo & Co, due Jul 25, 2028 0.37%

Bank of America Corp, due Jul 22, 2028 0.36%

Morgan Stanley Private Bank NA, due Jul 6, 2028 0.31%

HSBC Holdings PLC, due Nov 3, 2028 0.23%

JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Jul 22, 2028 0.21%

US Bancorp, due Jul 22, 2028 0.19%

Morgan Stanley, due Jul 22, 2028 0.18%

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Side by side

IGSB iShares 1-5 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 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond Tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year +1.3% +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 4781 1684

Net assets, IGSB as of Oct 28, 2026 and SPSB as of Oct 27, 2026 $23.7bn $11.3bn

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

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

What each follows. IGSB follows ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index and SPSB follows Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond Index.
Holdings in common. 32% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026).
One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 IGSB returned +1.3% and SPSB +2.2% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.9 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

IGSB

IGSB tracks an index of 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

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, IGSB or SPSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.3% and SPSB +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or SPSB?: Neither: IGSB and SPSB both charge 0.04% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

IGSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IGSB ↗

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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