State Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Corporate Bond ETF
$20.89−0.13 (−0.62%)
- 0.04%
- $1.19B
- −3.8%
- 6.27%
- 3M sh
- low $20.09high $23.20
The ETF.net SPLB Grade
A
Score 75 out of 100
- 2 of 7
Score 75 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A80 out of 100Rank 1 of 7Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 7Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C41 out of 100Rank 4 of 7Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B62 out of 100Rank 2 of 7Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A76 out of 100Rank 2 of 7Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A73 out of 100Rank 3 of 7
Our read on SPLB
In short
ASPLB owns the long end of the corporate bond market, investment-grade debt maturing in 10 years or more, for four basis points a year. Maximum duration exposure at a near-free price.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks to track the Bloomberg U.S. Long Term Corporate Bond Index, which represents U.S. corporate bonds with maturities of at least 10 years.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
SPLB Holdings
- Bonds
- 2,970
- 3%
- Anheuser Busch Co/Inbev Company Guar 02/46 4.9
Geography
- United States91.59%
- Canada1.86%
- United Kingdom1.85%
- Netherlands0.78%
- Singapore0.64%
- Japan0.63%
- Australia0.52%
- France0.42%
- 1.71%
SPLB Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
SPLB$9,618
Returns run to the Nov 2, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | SPLB |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −3.1% |
| 1 month | +3.4% |
| 3 months | −0.5% |
| 1 year | −3.8% |
| 3 years | +5.2% |
| 5 years | −3.5% |
| 10 years | +1.6% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | SPLB |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −3.1% | |
| 2025 | +7.0% | |
| 2024 | −1.7% | |
| 2023 | +11.2% | |
| 2022 | −25.7% | |
| 2021 | −2.0% | |
| 2020 | +13.5% |
SPLB in the news
SPLB Dividends
- 6.27%
- $1.31
- $0.10 per share
- Monthly
SPLB Risk
- 11.4%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.23
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −34.3%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.97
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
SPLB Cost
Overpaying vs VCLT, cheapest in Investment Grade Corporate (10+ Year)
$211
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
SPLB 0.04%
$849
VCLT 0.03% Cheapest
$638
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | SPLB | VCLT | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $73 | $55 | $18 |
| 20 | $288 | $216 | $72 |
| 30 | $849 | $638 | $211 |
Other funds in Investment Grade Corporate (10+ Year)
- AIGLBiShares 10+ Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.04%1 year return −3.7%
- AVCLTVanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.03%1 year return −3.7%
- BLKORNorthern Trust Credit-Scored US Long Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return −4.2%
- BZTENF/M 10-Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond EtfExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return −1.0%
- CBBBLBondBloxx BBB Rated 10+ Year Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.19%1 year return −3.9%
