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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and SPYM returned +17.6%, so SPYM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IGSB or SPYM?

IGSB charges 0.04% a year and SPYM charges 1.30%, so IGSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IGSB vs SPYM: how they differ

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

iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IGSB	Only in SPYM
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.56%	NVIDIA CORP 8.07%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO S. R.L. 144A 0.29%	APPLE INC 7.32%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 144A 0.15%	MICROSOFT CORP 5.58%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.10%	AMAZON.COM INC 3.76%
BAYER US FINANCE II LLC 144A 0.09%	ALPHABET INC CL A 2.98%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%	BROADCOM INC 2.61%
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA (FXD-FRN) 0.08%	ALPHABET INC CL C 2.38%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/THE MTN 0.08%	META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.16%

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 10, 2026.

IGSB and SPYM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	SPYM State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond	S&P 500
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+17.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	+0.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	1.30%
Holdings	4496	507

IGSB in plain words

IGSB is a bond fund tracking the 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

SPYM in plain words

SPYM is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 1.30% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 507 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGSB or SPYM?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and SPYM returned +17.6%, so SPYM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or SPYM?: IGSB charges 0.04% a year and SPYM charges 1.30%, so IGSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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