SPSB ETF — State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF

State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF (SPSB)

Updated October 16, 2026.

SPSB is a low-cost ETF. its distribution rate is 4.42%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.38%, its expense ratio is 0.04%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 86/100 (Safe). Total return is 45.8% over the past 16.8 years, 789.8 points behind SPY at 835.6%.

State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF is an ETF that tracks the short-term U.S. corporate bond market by investing substantially all of its assets in securities comprising the underlying index. The fund carries a modest expense ratio of 0.04% and distributes income monthly at a moderate current distribution rate. This ETF appeals to income-focused investors seeking steady cash flow from investment-grade corporate debt with lower interest rate sensitivity than longer-duration bond funds.

SPSB performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 45.8% over the past 16.8 years, 789.8 points behind SPY at 835.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 2.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 1.0%.

SPSB key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

86 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

3.80%

Issuer

State Street

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

12/16/2009

Expense ratio

0.04%

Distribution rate

4.42%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

4.38%

Last close

$29.65 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$11,073,929,819

Average volume

3279304.0

Dividend

$0.10919

Ex-dividend date

10/01/2026

Payment date

10/06/2026

Beta

0.26

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (4.42%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (4.38%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: State Street or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

SPSB risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 1.0%.

Who may consider SPSB — and who may not

SPSB may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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