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SPSB vs XLI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SPSB returned +2.2% to XLI's +10.2%; 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 $30.8bn for State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF.

SPSB on its own →XLI on its own →
At a glance
+2.2%
SPSB total return, 1 year
+10.2%
XLI total return, 1 year
0.04%
SPSB expense ratio
0.08%
XLI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPSB costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.0 points; XLI is 2.7 times larger.

SPSB vs XLI: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureSPSBXLI
Return
Total return, 1 year+2.2%+10.2%
Drawdown
Below its high9.4%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond IndexIndustrial Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.04%0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$11.3bn$30.8bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund37.8%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, SPSB and XLI 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 XLI
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 XLI
CATERPILLAR INC 6.14%
GENERAL ELECTRIC 5.79%
RTX CORP 4.91%
GE VERNOVA INC 4.47%
UNION PACIFIC CORP 3.34%
DEERE + CO 3.01%
EATON CORP PLC 2.79%
UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC 2.52%
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Side by side

SPSB State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF XLI State Street Industrial 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 Industrials
Total return, 1 year +2.2% +10.2%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) +13.6% (SPY)
Gap to its benchmark +3.6 pts vs AGG −3.4 pts vs SPY
Expense ratio 0.04% 0.08%
Holdings 1684 84
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $11.3bn $30.8bn

SPSB and XLI 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.

XLI

XLI tracks an index of Industrials. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +10.2% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. 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 84 positions, with the top ten at 37.8%. It sat 9.4% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPSB or XLI?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.2% and XLI +10.2%.
Which is cheaper, SPSB or XLI?
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 →XLI on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →SPSB dividend history →SPSB holdings →XLI dividend history →XLI holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
SPSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SPSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street website ↗
XLI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
XLI 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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