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SPSB vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Jun 30, 2026 SPSB's duration was 1.8 years and VTIP's 2.3; VTIP 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 $20.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares.

SPSB on its own →VTIP on its own →
At a glance
+2.2%
SPSB total return, 1 year
+2.2%
VTIP total return, 1 year
0.04%
SPSB expense ratio
0.03%
VTIP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTIP costs 0.01 points a year less; both returned +2.2% over a year; VTIP is 1.9 times larger.

SPSB vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureSPSBVTIP
Return
Total return, 1 year+2.2%+2.2%
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond IndexBloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.04%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$11.1bn$20.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

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

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SPSB VTIP
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 VTIP
TSY INFL IX N/B, due Oct 15, 2030 5.39%
TSY INFL IX N/B, due Oct 15, 2029 5.33%
TSY INFL IX N/B, due Apr 15, 2030 5.30%
TSY INFL IX N/B, due Apr 15, 2029 5.14%
TSY INFL IX N/B, due Oct 15, 2028 4.97%
TSY INFL IX N/B, due Oct 15, 2026 4.83%
TSY INFL IX N/B, due Oct 15, 2027 4.83%
TSY INFL IX N/B, due Apr 15, 2027 4.74%
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Side by side

SPSB State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares
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 Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year +2.2% +2.2%
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 26
Net assets, SPSB as of Oct 27, 2026 and VTIP as of Sep 30, 2026 $11.3bn $20.9bn

SPSB and VTIP 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.

VTIP

VTIP tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPSB or VTIP?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.2% and VTIP +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, SPSB or VTIP?
VTIP 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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Where to next
SPSB on its own →VTIP on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →SPSB dividend history →SPSB holdings →VTIP dividend history →VTIP holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
SPSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SPSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street website ↗
VTIP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VTIP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VTIP ↗

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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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