Which returned more over the last year, SPYM or VUSB?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYM returned +17.6% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so SPYM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SPYM or VUSB?

SPYM charges 1.30% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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SPYM vs VUSB: how they differ

SPYM and VUSB hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and SPYM returned more over the year.

State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) ETF and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPYM and VUSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SPYM	Only in VUSB
NVIDIA CORP 8.07%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
APPLE INC 7.32%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.58%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.76%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
ALPHABET INC CL A 2.98%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
BROADCOM INC 2.61%	US Bancorp 0.51%
ALPHABET INC CL C 2.38%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.16%	Truist Bank 0.45%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

SPYM and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SPYM State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) ETF	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	S&P 500	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+17.6%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+0.1 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	1.30%	0.10%
Holdings	507	1281

SPYM in plain words

SPYM is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 1.30% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 507 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

VUSB in plain words

VUSB is a cash and treasury bills tracking the Ultra-Short Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPYM or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYM returned +17.6% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so SPYM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPYM or VUSB?: SPYM charges 1.30% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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