Which returned more over the last year, SPBO or VCIT?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPBO returned −1.8% and VCIT −1.8%.

Which is cheaper, SPBO or VCIT?

Neither: SPBO and VCIT both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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SPBO vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees

SPBO's duration was 6.9 years on Jun 30, 2026 and VCIT's 6.0 on May 31, 2026; both charge 0.03%. Net assets: $2.1bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio Corporate Bond ETF, and $66.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

Both cost 0.03% a year; both returned −1.8% over a year; VCIT is far larger, $66.6bn against $2.2bn.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SPBO vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees
	SPBO	VCIT
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$2.2bn	$66.6bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.8%	−1.8%
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Bond Index ?	Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index
Holdings in common	25%
Below its high	4.0%, high on Feb 26, 2026	4.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026

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

−1.8%

SPBO total return, 1 year

−1.8%

VCIT total return, 1 year

0.03%

SPBO expense ratio

0.03%

VCIT expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPBO and VCIT hold 25% 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 May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

50%

half

25% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding SPBO VCIT

JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Jul 23, 2036 0.15% 0.23%

Wells Fargo & Co, due Jul 25, 2034 0.14% 0.18%

Citigroup Inc, due Nov 17, 2033 0.14% 0.16%

Wells Fargo & Co, due Oct 23, 2034 0.13% 0.20%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2036 0.12% 0.30%

Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2032 0.12% 0.15%

Morgan Stanley, due Apr 21, 2034 0.12% 0.19%

JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Apr 22, 2036 0.11% 0.19%

PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The, due Oct 20, 2034 0.11% 0.15%

Bank of America Corp, due Sep 21, 2036 0.14% 0.11%

Wells Fargo & Co, due Jan 23, 2035 0.10% 0.17%

Bank of America Corp, due Jan 23, 2035 0.10% 0.20%

Only in SPBO

Bank of America Corp, due Jul 21, 2028 0.27%

Bank of America Corp, due May 14, 2038 0.22%

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2046 0.20%

BAT Capital Corp, due Aug 2, 2043 0.18%

Bank of America Corp, due Mar 5, 2029 0.16%

CVS Health Corp, due Jun 1, 2044 0.16%

Verizon Communications Inc, due Mar 22, 2028 0.15%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Apr 23, 2029 0.14%

Only in VCIT

BOEING CO/THE, due May 1, 2034 0.28%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Jul 22, 2033 0.27%

ANHEUSER-BUSCH, due Feb 1, 2036 0.27%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Oct 25, 2035 0.20%

US TREASURY N/B, due Apr 30, 2031 0.18%

VERIZON COMM INC, due Mar 15, 2032 0.18%

WELLS FARGO CO, due Apr 23, 2036 0.18%

MORGAN STANLEY, due Sep 16, 2036 0.17%

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On the same fields

SPBO

State Street SPDR Portfolio Corporate Bond ETF

VCIT

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer State Street Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year −1.8% −1.8%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.9% (VTC) not published

Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs VTC not available

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%

Holdings 4403 2328

Net assets, SPBO as of Oct 8, 2026 and VCIT as of Sep 30, 2026 $2.1bn $66.6bn

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

About SPBO

SPBO tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Bond Index ?. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 4.0% below its high of Feb 26, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

About VCIT

VCIT tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested. It sat 4.4% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPBO or VCIT?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPBO returned −1.8% and VCIT −1.8%.
Which is cheaper, SPBO or VCIT?: Neither: SPBO and VCIT both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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SPBO on its own →VCIT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →Standards and sources →

Where these figures came from

SPBO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SPBO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗State Street website ↗VCIT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VCIT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VCIT ↗

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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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