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SPSB vs XLRE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SPSB returned +2.2% to XLRE's +4.3%; 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 $8.0bn for State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF.

SPSB on its own →XLRE on its own →
At a glance
+2.2%
SPSB total return, 1 year
+4.3%
XLRE total return, 1 year
0.04%
SPSB expense ratio
0.08%
XLRE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPSB costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.1 points; SPSB is 1.4 times larger.

SPSB vs XLRE: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureSPSBXLRE
Return
Total return, 1 year+2.2%+4.3%
Drawdown
Below its high7.7%, high on Jul 28, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond IndexReal Estate Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.04%0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$11.3bn$8.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund58.9%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, SPSB and XLRE 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 XLRE
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 XLRE
WELLTOWER INC 11.14%
PROLOGIS INC 8.19%
EQUINIX INC 6.72%
AMERICAN TOWER CORP 5.84%
PUBLIC STORAGE 4.87%
SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC 4.76%
VIVMARK RESIDENTIAL 4.42%
DIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC 4.34%
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Side by side

SPSB State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF XLRE State Street Real Estate 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 Real estate
Total return, 1 year +2.2% +4.3%
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 31
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $11.3bn $8.0bn

SPSB and XLRE 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.

XLRE

XLRE tracks an index of Real estate. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.3% 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 31 positions, with the top ten at 58.9%. It sat 7.7% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPSB or XLRE?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPSB returned +2.2% and XLRE +4.3%.
Which is cheaper, SPSB or XLRE?
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 →XLRE on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →SPSB dividend history →SPSB holdings →XLRE dividend history →XLRE holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
SPSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SPSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street website ↗
XLRE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
XLRE 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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