Which returned more over the last year, SPAB or UITB?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPAB returned −1.6% and UITB −1.6%.

Which is cheaper, SPAB or UITB?

SPAB is cheaper, by 0.35 percentage points a year. That is about $35 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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SPAB vs UITB: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jun 30, 2026 SPAB's duration was 5.9 years and UITB's 5.6; SPAB charges 0.03% to UITB's 0.38%. Net assets: $9.9bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF, and $2.7bn on Jun 30, 2026 for VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF.

SPAB costs 0.35 points a year less; both returned −1.6% over a year; SPAB is 3.6 times larger.

	SPAB	UITB
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.38%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026	$9.6bn	$2.7bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.6%	−1.6%
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ?	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	13%
Below its high	4.9%, high on Aug 4, 2020	4.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

−1.6%

SPAB total return, 1 year

−1.6%

UITB total return, 1 year

0.03%

SPAB expense ratio

0.38%

UITB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPAB and UITB hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

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13% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding SPAB UITB

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 31, 2031 0.43% 0.74%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2035 0.40% 0.57%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2033 0.37% 1.86%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 0.37% 0.57%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2034 0.37% 2.03%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2036 0.36% 0.53%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2034 0.34% 0.40%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2035 0.34% 1.54%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2033 0.32% 0.97%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 15, 2029 0.31% 1.17%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2032 0.31% 0.68%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2033 0.28% 1.71%

Only in SPAB

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Dec 15, 2028 0.79%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 30, 2028 0.44%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2028 0.42%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 0.40%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Dec 31, 2027 0.39%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2028 0.38%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2034 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2028 0.34%

Only in UITB

UNITED STATES TREASURY BOND, due Aug 15, 2040 0.86%

U S TREASURY BOND, due Feb 15, 2039 0.68%

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, due Jun 1, 2052 0.63%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due May 15, 2032 0.42%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Nov 15, 2031 0.36%

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, due Jun 1, 2052 0.32%

CABOT CORP 0.26%

FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP, due Jun 25, 2036 0.22%

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On the same fields

SPAB

State Street SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF

UITB

VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer State Street VictoryShares

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.6% −1.6%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −18.8 pts −18.9 pts

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.38%

Holdings 8690 1181

Net assets, SPAB as of Oct 8, 2026 and UITB as of Jun 30, 2026 $9.9bn $2.7bn

SPAB and UITB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

SPAB in plain words

SPAB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.6% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ?. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 4.9% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 9, 2026.

UITB in plain words

UITB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% a year. It sat 4.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPAB or UITB?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPAB returned −1.6% and UITB −1.6%.
Which is cheaper, SPAB or UITB?: SPAB is cheaper, by 0.35 percentage points a year. That is about $35 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

SPAB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SPAB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗State Street website ↗UITB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗UITB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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