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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.2% and VYM +18.0%.

Which is cheaper, SPSB or VYM?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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SPSB vs VYM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SPSB returned +2.2% to VYM's +18.0%; 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 $78.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF.

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At a glance

+2.2%

SPSB total return, 1 year

+18.0%

VYM total return, 1 year

0.04%

SPSB expense ratio

0.04%

VYM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.04% a year; their one-year returns differ by 15.8 points; VYM is 7.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SPSB vs VYM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	SPSB	VYM
Return
Measure	SPSB	VYM
Total return, 1 year	+2.2%	+18.0%
Benchmark
Measure	SPSB	VYM
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond Index	FTSE High Dividend Yield Index
Cost and size
Measure	SPSB	VYM
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$11.1bn	$78.9bn
Holdings
Measure	SPSB	VYM
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		90%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		26.2%

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 VYM 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 VYM

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 VYM

Broadcom Inc 6.93%

JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.75%

ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.84%

Johnson & Johnson 2.71%

AbbVie Inc 1.96%

Cisco Systems Inc 1.80%

Chevron Corp 1.61%

Caterpillar Inc 1.56%

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Side by side

SPSB State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield 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 US high dividend

Total return, 1 year +2.2% +18.0%

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 595

Net assets, SPSB as of Oct 27, 2026 and VYM as of Sep 30, 2026 $11.3bn $78.9bn

SPSB and VYM 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.

VYM

VYM tracks an index of US high dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 595 positions, with the top ten at 26.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPSB or VYM?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.2% and VYM +18.0%.
Which is cheaper, SPSB or VYM?: Neither: SPSB and VYM 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 ↗

VYM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VYM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VYM ↗

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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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