Which returned more over the last year, SPSB or SPYG?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.5% and SPYG returned +17.9%, so SPYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SPSB or SPYG?

SPSB charges 0.04% a year and SPYG charges 0.04%, so SPSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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SPSB vs SPYG: how they differ

SPSB and SPYG hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and SPYG returned more over the year.

State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPSB and SPYG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SPSB	Only in SPYG
SALESFORCE INC 0.59%	NVIDIA CORP 14.85%
AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.46%	MICROSOFT CORP 10.27%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.44%	APPLE INC 6.73%
CITIGROUP INC 0.44%	ALPHABET INC CL A 5.47%
MORGAN STANLEY 0.40%	BROADCOM INC 4.80%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.39%	ALPHABET INC CL C 4.38%
PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER 0.39%	META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 3.97%
SPRINT CAPITAL CORP 0.39%	AMAZON.COM INC 3.67%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

SPSB and SPYG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SPSB State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF	SPYG State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	State Street
What it is	SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond	SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth
Total return, 1 year	+2.5%	+17.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.1 pts	+0.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.04%
Holdings	1599	150

SPSB in plain words

SPSB is a bond fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

SPYG in plain words

SPYG is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 150 positions, with the top ten at 59.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPSB or SPYG?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.5% and SPYG returned +17.9%, so SPYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPSB or SPYG?: SPSB charges 0.04% a year and SPYG charges 0.04%, so SPSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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