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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPBO returned −1.8% and VTC −1.9%.

Which is cheaper, SPBO or VTC?

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

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SPBO vs VTC: Differences, Returns & Fees

SPBO's duration was 6.9 years on Jun 30, 2026 and VTC's 6.6 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 $1.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF.

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; SPBO is 1.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SPBO vs VTC: Differences, Returns & Fees
	SPBO	VTC
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$2.2bn	$1.6bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.8%	−1.9%
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Bond Index ?	Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Bond Index
Holdings in common	38%
Below its high	4.0%, high on Feb 26, 2026	4.0%, 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

−1.9%

VTC total return, 1 year

0.03%

SPBO expense ratio

0.03%

VTC expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPBO and VTC hold 38% 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

38% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding SPBO VTC

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

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2046 0.20% 0.10%

T-Mobile USA Inc, due Apr 15, 2030 0.13% 0.09%

Amgen Inc, due Mar 2, 2028 0.09% 0.08%

Morgan Stanley, due Apr 21, 2034 0.12% 0.08%

Microsoft Corp, due Jun 1, 2050 0.08% 0.09%

JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Jan 24, 2036 0.09% 0.07%

Wells Fargo & Co, due Jan 23, 2035 0.10% 0.07%

Verizon Communications Inc, due Dec 1, 2030 0.07% 0.07%

JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Jul 23, 2036 0.15% 0.07%

Morgan Stanley, due Oct 18, 2033 0.08% 0.07%

Alphabet Inc, due Feb 15, 2036 0.07% 0.07%

Only in SPBO

CVS Health Corp, due Jun 1, 2044 0.16%

Northrop Grumman Corp, due Jun 1, 2034 0.11%

UBS Americas Inc, due Jul 15, 2032 0.10%

HP Inc, due Jan 15, 2033 0.10%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2031 0.10%

Burlington Resources LLC, due Oct 15, 2036 0.09%

Citigroup Inc, due Jul 24, 2028 0.09%

Westpac Banking Corp, due Nov 18, 2036 0.09%

Only in VTC

US TREASURY N/B, due May 31, 2028 0.32%

ANHEUSER-BUSCH, due Feb 1, 2036 0.10%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Apr 22, 2032 0.08%

BANK NOVA SCOTIA, due Jun 4, 2027 0.08%

MORGAN STANLEY, due Jan 16, 2030 0.08%

BROADCOM INC, due Jul 12, 2029 0.08%

JPMORGAN CHASE, due Jul 22, 2030 0.08%

GOLDMAN SACHS GP, due Jul 23, 2030 0.07%

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On the same fields

SPBO

State Street SPDR Portfolio Corporate Bond ETF

VTC

Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer State Street Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year −1.8% −1.9%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.9% (VTC) −1.8% (SPBO)

Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs VTC −0.1 pts vs SPBO

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%

Holdings 4403 5316

Net assets, SPBO as of Oct 8, 2026 and VTC as of Sep 30, 2026 $2.1bn $1.6bn

SPBO and VTC 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 VTC

VTC tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.9% with distributions reinvested, against −1.8% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Bond Index. It sat 4.0% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPBO or VTC?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPBO returned −1.8% and VTC −1.9%.
Which is cheaper, SPBO or VTC?: Neither: SPBO and VTC both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Other comparisons

CORP vs SPBO BSCW vs SPBO IBDX vs SPBO IGEB vs SPBO CORP vs VTC BSCW vs VTC BSCX vs VTC IBDX vs VTC

SPBO on its own →VTC 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 ↗VTC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VTC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VTC ↗

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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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