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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.2% and XLE +61.2%.

Which is cheaper, SPSB or XLE?

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.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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SPSB vs XLE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SPSB returned +2.2% to XLE's +61.2%; 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 $45.2bn for State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+2.2%

SPSB total return, 1 year

+61.2%

XLE total return, 1 year

0.04%

SPSB expense ratio

0.08%

XLE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPSB costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 59.0 points; XLE is 4.0 times larger.

SPSB vs XLE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	SPSB	XLE
Return
Measure	SPSB	XLE
Total return, 1 year	+2.2%	+61.2%
Benchmark
Measure	SPSB	XLE
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond Index	Energy Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	SPSB	XLE
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$11.3bn	$45.2bn
Holdings
Measure	SPSB	XLE
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		78.1%

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

What they share

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

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 XLE

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 23.98%

CHEVRON CORP 18.21%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 7.18%

MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 4.67%

PHILLIPS 66 4.41%

VALERO ENERGY CORP 4.26%

WILLIAMS COS INC 4.22%

EOG RESOURCES INC 4.07%

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Side by side

SPSB State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF XLE State Street Energy 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 Energy

Total return, 1 year +2.2% +61.2%

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% 0.08%

Holdings 1684 22

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $11.3bn $45.2bn

SPSB and XLE 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.

XLE

XLE tracks an index of Energy. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +61.2% 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 22 positions, with the top ten at 78.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPSB or XLE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.2% and XLE +61.2%.
Which is cheaper, SPSB or XLE?: 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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Sources and dates

SPSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

XLE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLE 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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