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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.2% and VIG +13.9%.

Which is cheaper, SPSB or VIG?

Neither: SPSB and VIG both charge 0.04% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

SPSB vs VIG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SPSB returned +2.2% to VIG's +13.9%; 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 $109.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF.

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At a glance

+2.2%

SPSB total return, 1 year

+13.9%

VIG total return, 1 year

0.04%

SPSB expense ratio

0.04%

VIG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.04% a year; their one-year returns differ by 11.7 points; VIG is 9.8 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SPSB vs VIG: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	SPSB	VIG
Return
Measure	SPSB	VIG
Total return, 1 year	+2.2%	+13.9%
Benchmark
Measure	SPSB	VIG
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond Index	S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index
Cost and size
Measure	SPSB	VIG
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$11.1bn	$109.1bn
Holdings
Measure	SPSB	VIG
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		93%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		34.5%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SPSB VIG

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 VIG

Microsoft Corp 4.90%

Apple Inc 4.88%

Broadcom Inc 4.30%

Eli Lilly & Co 4.10%

JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.89%

ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.96%

Johnson & Johnson 2.83%

Visa Inc 2.53%

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Side by side

SPSB State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF VIG Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond Tracks an index of Dividend growth

Total return, 1 year +2.2% +13.9%

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 335

Net assets, SPSB as of Oct 27, 2026 and VIG as of Sep 30, 2026 $11.3bn $109.1bn

SPSB and VIG 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.

VIG

VIG tracks an index of Dividend growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.9% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 335 positions, with the top ten at 34.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPSB or VIG?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.2% and VIG +13.9%.
Which is cheaper, SPSB or VIG?: Neither: SPSB and VIG both charge 0.04% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

SPSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

VIG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VIG ↗

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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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