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State Street SPDR Portfolio Mortgage Backed Bond ETF

SPMBNYSE ArcaSPDRA

$21.64+0.01 (+0.07%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 21.63 to 21.64. Range 21.63 to 21.69. Use the arrow keys to read each point.21.6521.6621.6721.6821.6910 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.04%
Fund size
$7B
1Y total return
+0.3%
Yield · Last 12 months
4.23%
Holdings
2779
Avg volume · 30D
1.62M sh
52W range
low $20.92high $22.87
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net SPMB Grade

A

Score 75 out of 100

Rank
1 of 25
Six-pillar profile for SPMB. Scores out of 100: Cost 94, Risk 34, Mission 64, Tradability 95, Holdings 75, Durability 83. Strongest: Tradability (95). Weakest: Risk (34). Leans toward Tradability and Cost.

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.
    A94 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 25
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    B64 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 21
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    D34 out of 100
    Rank 19 of 25
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A95 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 25
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A75 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 25
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A83 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 25

Our read on SPMB

ETF.net Research

In short

AThe no-frills way to own America's mortgage bonds. SPMB tracks the Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index for four basis points, a fraction of what the typical mortgage-bond ETF charges, and pays income monthly.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index.

Why people hold it

  • Four basis points a year, against a 0.35% median for mortgage-bond ETFs. Cost is where this fund does its loudest talking.
  • Runs the same Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index as iShares' MBB at the same 0.04% fee, and undercuts MBBA, which tracks that index for far more.
  • Roughly 2,700 mortgage bonds in a single line item, inside a multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively, with distributions paid monthly.
  • Trading since 2009, and one of the strongest implementations in its mortgage-bond peer group.

Worth knowing

  • Homeowners refinance when rates fall, so mortgage bonds get paid back early and rally less than Treasuries. That quirk is built into the index, not the fund.
  • Prices move with interest rates and the monthly payout floats with the portfolio. This is a bond fund, not a cash substitute.
  • US mortgages only. No Treasuries, no corporates, no credit spice. A building block for a bond sleeve rather than the whole sleeve.

SPMB Performance

Launched Jan 15, 2009

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

SPMB$10,029
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. SPMB $10,029. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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.

Trailing total return for SPMB. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodSPMB
Year to date−0.4%
1 month+3.0%
3 months0.0%
1 year+0.3%
3 yearsper year+6.3%
5 yearsper year+0.2%
10 yearsper year+1.1%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for SPMB
YearReturn barSPMB
2026 YTD−0.4%
2025+8.3%
2024+1.3%
2023+5.1%
2022−12.1%
2021−1.5%
2020+4.2%

SPMB in the news

SPMB Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
4.23%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.92Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.07 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 45 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Feb 1, 2023 $0.06; Mar 1, 2023 $0.06; Apr 3, 2023 $0.06; May 1, 2023 $0.06; Jun 1, 2023 $0.06; Jul 3, 2023 $0.06; Aug 1, 2023 $0.06; Sep 1, 2023 $0.06; Oct 2, 2023 $0.06; Nov 1, 2023 $0.06; Dec 1, 2023 $0.06; Dec 18, 2023 $0.06; Feb 1, 2024 $0.06; Mar 1, 2024 $0.06; Apr 1, 2024 $0.06; May 1, 2024 $0.06; Jun 3, 2024 $0.06; Jul 1, 2024 $0.06; Aug 1, 2024 $0.06; Sep 3, 2024 $0.07; Oct 1, 2024 $0.07; Nov 1, 2024 $0.07; Dec 2, 2024 $0.07; Dec 19, 2024 $0.10; Feb 3, 2025 $0.07; Mar 3, 2025 $0.07; Apr 1, 2025 $0.07; May 1, 2025 $0.07; Jun 2, 2025 $0.07; Jul 1, 2025 $0.07; Aug 1, 2025 $0.07; Sep 2, 2025 $0.07; Oct 1, 2025 $0.07; Nov 3, 2025 $0.07; Dec 1, 2025 $0.07; Dec 18, 2025 $0.14; Feb 2, 2026 $0.07; Mar 2, 2026 $0.07; Apr 1, 2026 $0.07; May 1, 2026 $0.07; Jun 1, 2026 $0.07; Jul 1, 2026 $0.07; Aug 3, 2026 $0.07; Sep 1, 2026 $0.07; Oct 1, 2026 $0.07. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Nov 2, 2026Pays Nov 5, 2026$0.07
Oct 1, 2026Oct 6, 2026$0.07
Sep 1, 2026Sep 4, 2026$0.07
Aug 3, 2026Aug 6, 2026$0.07
Jul 1, 2026Jul 7, 2026$0.07
Jun 1, 2026Jun 4, 2026$0.07
May 1, 2026May 6, 2026$0.07
Apr 1, 2026Apr 6, 2026$0.07
Mar 2, 2026Mar 5, 2026$0.07
Feb 2, 2026Feb 5, 2026$0.07
Dec 18, 2025Dec 23, 2025$0.14
Dec 1, 2025Dec 4, 2025$0.07

See all 213 payments⁠

$10,000 in SPMB 10 years ago paid $2,899 in dividends.⁠

SPMB Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
6.5%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.28
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−17.0%
Trough Oct 2023
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.15
vs its asset-class index
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.

SPMB Cost

Overpaying vs VMBS, tied cheapest in Mortgage-Backed Securities

$211

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • SPMB 0.04%

    $849

  • VMBS 0.03% Tied cheapest

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • SPMB 0.04%
  • VMBS 0.03%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$200$400$600$800$1K051015202530SPMB $849VMBS $638

Year by year

YearSPMBVMBSOverpaying
10$73$55$18
20$288$216$72
30$849$638$211

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