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SPSB vs VEU: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SPSB returned +2.2% to VEU's +14.4%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $11.3bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF, and $68.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard FTSE All World Ex US ETF.

SPSB on its own →VEU on its own →
At a glance
+2.2%
SPSB total return, 1 year
+14.4%
VEU total return, 1 year
0.04%
SPSB expense ratio
0.04%
VEU expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.04% a year; their one-year returns differ by 12.2 points; VEU is 6.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SPSB vs VEU: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureSPSBVEU
Return
Total return, 1 year+2.2%+14.4%
Drawdown
Below its high5.0%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond IndexFTSE All-World ex US Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.04%0.04%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$11.1bn$68.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund15.2%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, SPSB and VEU hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SPSB VEU
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 VEU
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 4.70%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.24%
SK hynix Inc 1.83%
ASML Holding NV 1.71%
SLBBH1142 0.91%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.84%
HSBC Holdings PLC 0.84%
Roche Holding AG 0.72%
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Side by side

SPSB State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF VEU Vanguard FTSE All World Ex US ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF
Issuer State Street Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond Tracks the FTSE All-World ex-US
Total return, 1 year +2.2% +14.4%
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% 0.04%
Holdings 1684 3816
Net assets, SPSB as of Oct 27, 2026 and VEU as of Sep 30, 2026 $11.3bn $68.1bn

SPSB and VEU 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.

VEU

VEU tracks the FTSE All-World ex-US. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.4% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3,816 positions, with the top ten at 15.2%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPSB or VEU?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.2% and VEU +14.4%.
Which is cheaper, SPSB or VEU?
Neither: SPSB and VEU both charge 0.04% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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SPSB on its own →VEU on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →SPSB dividend history →SPSB holdings →VEU dividend history →VEU holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
SPSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SPSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street website ↗
VEU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VEU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VEU ↗

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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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