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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPAB returned −1.6% and VCRB −1.3%.

Which is cheaper, SPAB or VCRB?

SPAB is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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SPAB vs VCRB: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jun 30, 2026 SPAB's duration was 5.9 years and VCRB's 5.6; SPAB charges 0.03% to VCRB's 0.10%. Net assets: $9.9bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF, and $7.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Core Bond ETF.

SPAB costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points; SPAB is 1.3 times larger.

	SPAB	VCRB
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.10%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$9.9bn	$7.6bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.6%	−1.3%
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ?	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	16%
Below its high	4.9%, high on Aug 4, 2020	4.0%, high on Feb 27, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

−1.6%

SPAB total return, 1 year

−1.3%

VCRB total return, 1 year

0.03%

SPAB expense ratio

0.10%

VCRB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPAB and VCRB hold 16% 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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16% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding SPAB VCRB

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2034 0.37% 0.51%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 0.37% 0.52%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2036 0.36% 0.41%

Ginnie Mae, due Jul 20, 2056 0.28% 0.56%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2028 0.34% 0.27%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Jul 1, 2056 0.27% 2.33%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2030 0.23% 0.54%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Jul 1, 2056 0.23% 0.68%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2028 0.21% 0.34%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jul 31, 2031 0.21% 0.53%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jul 31, 2030 0.19% 0.49%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2029 0.18% 1.02%

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 Mar 31, 2031 0.43%

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 Aug 15, 2035 0.40%

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

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

Only in VCRB

NVIDIA CORP, due Jun 15, 2028 0.97%

NVIDIA CORP, due Jun 15, 2029 0.75%

FNR 2026-46 FL, due Jun 25, 2056 0.59%

OBX 2026-INV2 AF, due Apr 25, 2056 0.57%

FINLAND REP OF, due Jun 3, 2036 0.54%

OBX 2026-INV4 AF, due May 25, 2056 0.47%

US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2032 0.43%

BTPS, due Jun 15, 2033 0.34%

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On the same fields

SPAB

State Street SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF

VCRB

Vanguard Core Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer State Street Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.6% −1.3%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −18.8 pts −18.6 pts

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.10%

Holdings 8690 3418

Net assets, SPAB as of Oct 8, 2026 and VCRB as of Sep 30, 2026 $9.9bn $7.6bn

SPAB and VCRB 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.

VCRB in plain words

VCRB is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year. It sat 4.0% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.5% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPAB or VCRB?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPAB returned −1.6% and VCRB −1.3%.
Which is cheaper, SPAB or VCRB?: SPAB is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 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 ↗VCRB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VCRB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VCRB ↗

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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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