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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and SPYM +13.7%.

Which is cheaper, IUSB or SPYM?

SPYM 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

IUSB vs SPYM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IUSB returned −1.2% to SPYM's +13.7%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $49.8bn for iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF and $185.0bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF.

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At a glance

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

+13.7%

SPYM total return, 1 year

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

0.02%

SPYM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPYM costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.9 points; SPYM is 3.7 times larger.

IUSB vs SPYM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IUSB	SPYM
Return
Measure	IUSB	SPYM
Total return, 1 year	−1.2%	+13.7%
Benchmark
Measure	IUSB	SPYM
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index	S&P 500 Index
Cost and size
Measure	IUSB	SPYM
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.02%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$49.8bn	$185.0bn
Holdings
Measure	IUSB	SPYM
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		38.1%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IUSB and SPYM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IUSB SPYM

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Only in IUSB

BLK Liquidity Temp Cash Inst #21 4.75%

TREASURY NOTE 0.49%

TREASURY NOTE 0.42%

TREASURY NOTE 0.41%

TREASURY NOTE 0.38%

TREASURY NOTE 0.37%

TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.36%

UMBS 15YR TBA(REG B) 0.35%

Only in SPYM

NVIDIA CORP 7.92%

APPLE INC 7.61%

MICROSOFT CORP 5.92%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.73%

ALPHABET INC CL A 2.83%

BROADCOM INC 2.44%

ALPHABET INC CL C 2.26%

META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.05%

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Side by side

IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF SPYM State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks an index of Universal USD Bond Tracks the S&P 500

Total return, 1 year −1.2% +13.7%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.7% (IVV)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs IVV

Expense ratio 0.06% 0.02%

Holdings 18338 506

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $49.8bn $185.0bn

Former ticker none SPLG

IUSB and SPYM 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.

SPYM

SPYM tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.02% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 506 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IUSB or SPYM?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and SPYM +13.7%.
Which is cheaper, IUSB or SPYM?: SPYM 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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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

IUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

SPYM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPYM 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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