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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.2% and VLUE +54.7%.

Which is cheaper, SPSB or VLUE?

SPSB is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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SPSB vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SPSB returned +2.2% to VLUE's +54.7%; 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 $9.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

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At a glance

+2.2%

SPSB total return, 1 year

+54.7%

VLUE total return, 1 year

0.04%

SPSB expense ratio

0.15%

VLUE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPSB costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 52.5 points; SPSB is 1.2 times larger.

SPSB vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	SPSB	VLUE
Return
Measure	SPSB	VLUE
Total return, 1 year	+2.2%	+54.7%
Benchmark
Measure	SPSB	VLUE
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond Index	MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	SPSB	VLUE
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$11.3bn	$9.3bn
Holdings
Measure	SPSB	VLUE
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		97%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		42.8%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SPSB VLUE

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 VLUE

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 20.94%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.37%

GENERAL MOTORS 3.54%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.72%

AT&T 2.24%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 1.95%

PFIZER 1.86%

BANK OF AMERICA 1.77%

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Side by side

SPSB State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor

Total return, 1 year +2.2% +54.7%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) +13.6% (MLRG)

Gap to its benchmark +3.6 pts vs AGG +41.1 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.15%

Holdings 1684 148

Net assets, SPSB as of Oct 27, 2026 and VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 $11.3bn $9.4bn

SPSB and VLUE 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.

VLUE

VLUE tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +54.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 42.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPSB or VLUE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.2% and VLUE +54.7%.
Which is cheaper, SPSB or VLUE?: SPSB is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for 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 ↗

VLUE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VLUE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for VLUE ↗

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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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