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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.2% and VTEB −0.4%.

Which is cheaper, SPSB or VTEB?

VTEB is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 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 VTEB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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SPSB's duration was 1.8 years on Jun 30, 2026 and VTEB's 7.1 on Jul 31, 2026; VTEB charges 0.03% to SPSB's 0.04%.

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Net assets: $11.3bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF, and $49.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+2.2%

SPSB total return, 1 year

−0.4%

VTEB total return, 1 year

0.04%

SPSB expense ratio

0.03%

VTEB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTEB costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.6 points; VTEB is 4.5 times larger.

SPSB vs VTEB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	SPSB	VTEB
Return
Measure	SPSB	VTEB
Total return, 1 year	+2.2%	−0.4%
Benchmark
Measure	SPSB	VTEB
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond Index	S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	SPSB	VTEB
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$11.1bn	$49.6bn
Holdings
Measure	SPSB	VTEB
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 VTEB 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 VTEB

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 VTEB

NEW YORK CITY-F-1-REF, due Aug 1, 2034 0.12%

CA REGENTS UNIV-CD, due May 15, 2036 0.11%

IDAHO ST-TANS, due Jun 30, 2027 0.10%

CA REF, due Aug 1, 2032 0.10%

MARYLAND ST-GROUP 2, due Jun 1, 2038 0.09%

NY ST THRUWAY AUTH-A, due Sep 15, 2035 0.09%

TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE-A-1, due Feb 1, 2028 0.09%

DALLAS ISD-B, due Feb 15, 2056 0.08%

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Side by side

SPSB State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer State Street Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond Tracks an index of Tax-Exempt Bond

Total return, 1 year +2.2% −0.4%

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% 0.03%

Holdings 1684 11155

Net assets, SPSB as of Oct 27, 2026 and VTEB as of Sep 30, 2026 $11.3bn $49.6bn

SPSB and VTEB 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.

VTEB

VTEB tracks an index of Tax-Exempt Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPSB or VTEB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.2% and VTEB −0.4%.
Which is cheaper, SPSB or VTEB?: VTEB is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

SPSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

VTEB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VTEB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VTEB ↗

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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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