SPAB ranks 2nd and ARCP 105th of 114 funds in the US Aggregate Bond Category.
ARCP vs SPAB
SPAB −0.42pt a year
0.45%0.03%
SPAB 30.8×the volume
101K3.11M
ARCP vs SPAB Performance
−0.4%0.0%
- ARCP 0.45%
- SPAB 0.03%, better
- ARCP $5M
- SPAB $10.4B
- ARCP
- SPAB −0.2%
- ARCP
- SPAB 4.20%
- ARCP 77
- SPAB 8697
- ARCP 101K sh
- SPAB 3.11M sh, better
- ARCP $24.96
- SPAB $24.78
ETF.net Grade
| Pillar | ARCP | SPAB |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | F24 | A97Higher |
| Mission | A100 | |
| Risk | C44 | C47Higher |
| Tradability | B55 | A90Higher |
| Holdings | D38 | A76Higher |
| Durability | F1 | A91Higher |
Rank among US Aggregate Bond funds
Same Category. ARCP and SPAB are both graded against the same 114 US Aggregate Bond funds, so their Grades compare head to head.
Our read on each fund
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SPABA
In short
SPAB A 2007-vintage core bond fund priced at 0.03%: roughly 8,500 US investment-grade bonds in one ticket, at the same rock-bottom fee the household names charge for the same index.
Stated mandate
SPAB The fund seeks to track the price and yield performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index before fees and expenses, providing broad exposure to U.S.-dollar-denominated investment-grade bonds.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
ARCP vs SPAB Holdings
How we measure overlap
Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.
ARCP vs SPAB Cost
Overpaying ARCP vs SPAB
$8,403
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
ARCP 0.45%
$9,041
SPAB 0.03%
$638
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | ARCP | SPAB | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $812 | $55 | $757 |
| 20 | $3,128 | $216 | $2,912 |
| 30 | $9,041 | $638 | $8,403 |
- 0.45%ARCP
- 0.03%SPAB, cheaper
- Middle half of US Aggregate Bond funds
- Median 0.34%
SPAB 2nd cheapest of 114 funds
ARCP 84th cheapest of 114 funds
ARCP vs SPAB Dividends
- ARCP
- SPAB 4.20%
- ARCP
- SPAB $1.04
- ARCP $0.10
- SPAB $0.09
- ARCP Oct 30, 2026
- SPAB Oct 1, 2026
- ARCP Pays Nov 2, 2026
- SPAB Oct 6, 2026
- ARCP Monthly
- SPAB Monthly
Distribution history
ARCP vs SPAB Risk
Fall from peak · 5 years
Risk facts
- Volatility
- ARCP SPAB 5.6%
- Return per unit of risk
- ARCP SPAB 0.17
- Worst fall
- ARCP SPAB −17.4%
- Market sensitivity
- ARCP 0.00SPAB 1.00
ARCP and SPAB in the news
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