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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and SPSB +2.2%.

Which is cheaper, IUSB or SPSB?

SPSB is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IUSB vs SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IUSB's duration was 5.5 years on Jul 31, 2026 and SPSB's 1.8 on Jun 30, 2026; SPSB charges 0.04% to IUSB's 0.06%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $49.8bn for iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF and $11.3bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

+2.2%

SPSB total return, 1 year

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

0.04%

SPSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPSB costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.4 points; IUSB is 4.4 times larger.

IUSB vs SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IUSB	SPSB
Return
Measure	IUSB	SPSB
Total return, 1 year	−1.2%	+2.2%
Benchmark
Measure	IUSB	SPSB
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index	Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	IUSB	SPSB
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$49.8bn	$11.3bn
Holdings
Measure	IUSB	SPSB
Holdings in common	4%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IUSB and SPSB hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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4% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IUSB SPSB

Bank of America Corp., due Dec 20, 2028 0.02% 0.42%

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), due Jan 21, 2029 0.02% 0.31%

Wells Fargo & Co., due May 20, 2029 0.02% 0.32%

Cigna Group (The), due Oct 15, 2028 0.01% 0.21%

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), due May 1, 2029 0.01% 0.30%

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), due Apr 23, 2029 0.01% 0.23%

Bank of America Corp., due May 9, 2029 0.01% 0.17%

Bank of America Corp., due Apr 25, 2029 0.01% 0.30%

Bank of America Corp., due Jun 14, 2029 0.01% 0.16%

Wells Fargo & Co., due Jul 25, 2029 0.01% 0.25%

US Bank NA, due May 20, 2029 0.01% 0.11%

Bank of America Corp., due Mar 5, 2029 0.01% 0.10%

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Only in IUSB

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities, due Aug 25, 2056 0.41%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Dec 31, 2029 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2036 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2034 0.36%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 0.35%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2035 0.34%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2034 0.34%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 0.34%

Only in SPSB

Apple Inc, due Aug 4, 2026 0.17%

Bank of America Corp, due Jul 22, 2027 0.16%

HPS Corporate Lending Fund, due Jan 14, 2028 0.13%

Broadcom Inc, due Apr 15, 2029 0.08%

Charles Schwab Corp/The, due Jul 27, 2029 0.08%

Constellation Energy Generation LLC, due Feb 1, 2029 0.07%

HPS Corporate Lending Fund, due Sep 11, 2028 0.07%

Ford Motor Credit Co LLC, due Mar 5, 2027 0.06%

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Side by side

IUSB iShares Core Universal USD 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 Universal USD Bond Tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year −1.2% +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 0.06% 0.04%

Holdings 18338 1684

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $49.8bn $11.3bn

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

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About each fund

IUSB

IUSB tracks an index of Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% 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. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IUSB or SPSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and SPSB +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, IUSB or SPSB?: SPSB is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Other comparisons

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

IUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

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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