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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.2% and XHB −8.6%.

Which is cheaper, SPSB or XHB?

SPSB is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 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 XHB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SPSB returned +2.2% to XHB's −8.6%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $11.3bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF and $1.5bn for State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF.

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At a glance

+2.2%

SPSB total return, 1 year

−8.6%

XHB total return, 1 year

0.04%

SPSB expense ratio

0.35%

XHB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPSB costs 0.31 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.8 points; SPSB is 7.5 times larger.

SPSB vs XHB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	SPSB	XHB
Return
Measure	SPSB	XHB
Total return, 1 year	+2.2%	−8.6%
Drawdown
Measure	SPSB	XHB
Below its high		20.5%, high on Oct 18, 2024
Benchmark
Measure	SPSB	XHB
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond Index	S&P Homebuilders Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	SPSB	XHB
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$11.3bn	$1.5bn
Holdings
Measure	SPSB	XHB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		46%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		35.4%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, SPSB and XHB 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 XHB

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 XHB

ALLEGION PLC 3.83%

SHARKNINJA INC 3.76%

WAYFAIR INC CLASS A 3.63%

WILLIAMS SONOMA INC 3.54%

SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO INC 3.49%

MASCO CORP 3.49%

JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATION 3.46%

DR HORTON INC 3.41%

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Side by side

SPSB State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF XHB State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street State Street

What it is Tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond Tracks the S&P Homebuilders

Total return, 1 year +2.2% −8.6%

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% 0.35%

Holdings 1684 34

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $11.3bn $1.5bn

SPSB and XHB 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.

XHB

XHB tracks the S&P Homebuilders. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −8.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 46% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 34 positions, with the top ten at 35.4%. It sat 20.5% below its high of Oct 18, 2024 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPSB or XHB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.2% and XHB −8.6%.
Which is cheaper, SPSB or XHB?: SPSB is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

SPSB and XHB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPSB and XHB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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