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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.2% and TIP −1.0%.

Which is cheaper, SPSB or TIP?

SPSB is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

SPSB vs TIP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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SPSB's duration was 1.8 years on Jun 30, 2026 and TIP's 6.3 on Jul 31, 2026; SPSB charges 0.04% to TIP's 0.18%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $11.3bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF and $14.6bn for iShares TIPS Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+2.2%

SPSB total return, 1 year

−1.0%

TIP total return, 1 year

0.04%

SPSB expense ratio

0.18%

TIP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPSB costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.2 points; TIP is 1.3 times larger.

SPSB vs TIP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	SPSB	TIP
Return
Measure	SPSB	TIP
Total return, 1 year	+2.2%	−1.0%
Benchmark
Measure	SPSB	TIP
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond Index	ICE U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	SPSB	TIP
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.18%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$11.3bn	$14.6bn
Holdings
Measure	SPSB	TIP
Holdings in common	0%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, SPSB and TIP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SPSB TIP

Only in one fund ↓

Only in SPSB

Salesforce Inc, due Mar 15, 2029 0.56%

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, due Oct 29, 2028 0.44%

Bank of America Corp, due Dec 20, 2028 0.42%

Citigroup Inc, due Mar 4, 2029 0.42%

Morgan Stanley, due Apr 10, 2030 0.38%

JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Jul 25, 2028 0.38%

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd, due May 19, 2028 0.37%

Sprint Capital Corp, due Nov 15, 2028 0.37%

Only in TIP

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jul 15, 2035 3.99%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jan 15, 2035 3.94%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jan 15, 2036 3.92%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jul 15, 2034 3.71%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jan 15, 2034 3.55%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Oct 15, 2030 3.37%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Apr 15, 2030 3.32%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jan 15, 2033 3.31%

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Side by side

SPSB State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer State Street iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond Tracks an index of TIPS Bond

Total return, 1 year +2.2% −1.0%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) −0.8% (VTP)

Gap to its benchmark +3.6 pts vs AGG −0.2 pts vs VTP

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.18%

Holdings 1684 48

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $11.3bn $14.6bn

SPSB and TIP 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.

TIP

TIP tracks an index of TIPS Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against −0.8% for its benchmark, the ICE U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPSB or TIP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.2% and TIP −1.0%.
Which is cheaper, SPSB or TIP?: SPSB is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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SPSB on its own →TIP on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →SPSB dividend history →SPSB holdings →TIP dividend history →TIP holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

SPSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

TIP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TIP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for TIP ↗

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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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