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SPSB vs SPYD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SPSB returned +2.2% to SPYD's +15.3%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $11.3bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF and $7.5bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF.

SPSB on its own →SPYD on its own →
At a glance
+2.2%
SPSB total return, 1 year
+15.3%
SPYD total return, 1 year
0.04%
SPSB expense ratio
0.07%
SPYD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPSB costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.1 points; SPSB is 1.5 times larger.

SPSB vs SPYD: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureSPSBSPYD
Return
Total return, 1 year+2.2%+15.3%
Drawdown
Below its high4.1%, high on Aug 24, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond IndexS&P 500 High Dividend Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.04%0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$11.3bn$7.5bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight99%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund16.1%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, SPSB and SPYD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SPSB SPYD
Only in one fund ↓
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%
Only in SPYD
ACCENTURE PLC CL A 2.18%
HP INC 1.74%
HASBRO INC 1.73%
PFIZER INC 1.56%
CHEVRON CORP 1.54%
MEDTRONIC PLC 1.49%
CROWN CASTLE INC 1.47%
BEST BUY CO INC 1.47%
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Side by side

SPSB State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF SPYD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF
Issuer State Street State Street
What it is Tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond Tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend
Total return, 1 year +2.2% +15.3%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) not measured
Gap to its benchmark +3.6 pts vs AGG not measured
Expense ratio 0.04% 0.07%
Holdings 1684 79
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $11.3bn $7.5bn

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

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About each fund
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.

SPYD

SPYD tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 79 positions, with the top ten at 16.1%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPSB or SPYD?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.2% and SPYD +15.3%.
Which is cheaper, SPSB or SPYD?
SPSB is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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SPSB on its own →SPYD on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →SPSB dividend history →SPSB holdings →SPYD dividend history →SPYD holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
SPSB and SPYD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SPSB and SPYD 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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