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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.5% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SPSB or VUSB?

SPSB charges 0.04% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so SPSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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SPSB vs VUSB: how they differ

SPSB and VUSB hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VUSB returned more over the year.

State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPSB and VUSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SPSB	Only in VUSB
SALESFORCE INC 0.59%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.46%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.44%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
CITIGROUP INC 0.44%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
MORGAN STANLEY 0.40%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.39%	US Bancorp 0.51%
PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER 0.39%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
SPRINT CAPITAL CORP 0.39%	Truist Bank 0.45%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

SPSB and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SPSB State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+2.5%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.1 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.10%
Holdings	1599	1281

SPSB in plain words

SPSB is a bond fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

VUSB in plain words

VUSB is a cash and treasury bills tracking the Ultra-Short Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPSB or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.5% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPSB or VUSB?: SPSB charges 0.04% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so SPSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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