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SPSB vs XLB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SPSB returned +2.2% to XLB's +18.5%; 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 $8.1bn for State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF.

SPSB on its own →XLB on its own →
At a glance
+2.2%
SPSB total return, 1 year
+18.5%
XLB total return, 1 year
0.04%
SPSB expense ratio
0.08%
XLB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPSB costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.3 points; SPSB is 1.4 times larger.

SPSB vs XLB: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureSPSBXLB
Return
Total return, 1 year+2.2%+18.5%
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond IndexMaterials Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.04%0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$11.3bn$8.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund58.5%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, SPSB and XLB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SPSB XLB
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 XLB
LINDE PLC 12.96%
NEWMONT CORP 6.56%
FREEPORT MCMORAN INC 5.23%
ECOLAB INC 4.98%
VULCAN MATERIALS CO 4.89%
NUCOR CORP 4.89%
AIR PRODUCTS + CHEMICALS INC 4.84%
STEEL DYNAMICS INC 4.77%
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Side by side

SPSB State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF XLB State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR 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 an index of Materials
Total return, 1 year +2.2% +18.5%
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% 0.08%
Holdings 1684 25
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $11.3bn $8.1bn

SPSB and XLB 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.

XLB

XLB tracks an index of Materials. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 25 positions, with the top ten at 58.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPSB or XLB?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.2% and XLB +18.5%.
Which is cheaper, SPSB or XLB?
SPSB is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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SPSB on its own →XLB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →SPSB dividend history →SPSB holdings →XLB dividend history →XLB holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
SPSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SPSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street website ↗
XLB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
XLB 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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