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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYR returned +3.4% and SPSB +2.2%.

Which is cheaper, IYR or SPSB?

SPSB is cheaper, by 0.33 percentage points a year. That is about $33 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IYR vs SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IYR returned +3.4% to SPSB's +2.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $3.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares U.S. Real Estate 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

+3.4%

IYR total return, 1 year

+2.2%

SPSB total return, 1 year

0.37%

IYR expense ratio

0.04%

SPSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPSB costs 0.33 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.2 points; SPSB is 2.8 times larger.

IYR vs SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IYR	SPSB
Return
Measure	IYR	SPSB
Total return, 1 year	+3.4%	+2.2%
Drawdown
Measure	IYR	SPSB
Below its high	8.6%, high on Jul 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IYR	SPSB
What it tracks	Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Capped Index	Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	IYR	SPSB
Expense ratio	0.37%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$4.0bn	$11.2bn
Holdings
Measure	IYR	SPSB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	80%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	52.5%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IYR and SPSB 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 IYR SPSB

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IYR

WELLTOWER 9.85%

PROLOGIS REIT 8.77%

AMERICAN TOWER REIT 4.96%

SIMON PROPERTY GROUP REIT INC 4.71%

EQUINIX REIT 4.57%

DIGITAL REALTY TRUST REIT 4.54%

REALTY INCOME REIT 4.19%

PUBLIC STORAGE REIT 4.10%

Only in SPSB

SALESFORCE INC SR UNSECURED 03/29 4.65 0.66%

AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA COMPANY GUAR 10/28 3 0.47%

PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER COMPANY GUAR 05/28 4.45 0.45%

AMAZON.COM INC SR UNSECURED 03/29 4 0.45%

BANK OF AMERICA CORP SR UNSECURED 12/28 VAR 0.45%

NVIDIA CORP SR UNSECURED 06/29 4.35 0.43%

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC SR UNSECURED 05/29 VAR 0.38%

ORACLE CORP SR UNSECURED 02/29 4.55 0.37%

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Side by side

IYR iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF SPSB State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks an index of U.S. Real Estate Tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year +3.4% +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 0.37% 0.04%

Holdings 59 1684

Net assets, IYR as of Oct 28, 2026 and SPSB as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.9bn $11.3bn

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

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About each fund

IYR

IYR tracks an index of U.S. Real Estate. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 59 positions, with the top ten at 52.5%. It sat 8.6% below its high of Jul 28, 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. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IYR or SPSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYR returned +3.4% and SPSB +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, IYR or SPSB?: SPSB is cheaper, by 0.33 percentage points a year. That is about $33 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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Sources and dates

IYR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IYR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IYR ↗

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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