State Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Corporate Bond ETF (SPLB)


Market Price (9/7/2026): $21.15

State Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Corporate Bond ETF (SPLB)


Market Price (9/7/2026): $21.15

Key Takeaways

  • SPLB has returned -2.6% YTD vs +13.3% for SPY, -0.6% for AGG; -2.4% over the past 12 months (SPY +20.0%, AGG +0.5%). details →
  • Priced in gold, SPLB has returned -51.2% over the past 3 years, vs +12.3% in dollars — its dollar gains have lagged gold. details →
  • Over the past month, SPLB has seen net inflows of +$54M (+4.3% of assets). details →
  • SPLB yields 5.17% based on its trailing 12-month distributions.
  • SPLB's -2.6% YTD is in line with its typical pace — it averaged -2.8% at this point (September 6) over the past 5 years. details →
Last updated: 9/6/2026.

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Asset Allocation with SPLB

Risk Tolerance:
ConservativeModerateAggressive
Moderate — 55% equity / 25% bonds / 20% alternatives
10Y Return (ann.)
+11.8%
Volatility
12.3%
Sharpe
0.74
YTD
+8.9%
Modeled with monthly rebalancing to target weights; 10-year figures are annualized from monthly returns. Illustrative only — past performance is not indicative of future results.

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Top 20 Holdings for SPLB

Total Weights
Top 5: 0.7% | Top 10: 0.7% | Top 20: 0.7%

HoldingETF Weight
924QSGII3SSI US GOV MONEY MARKET CLASS0.53%
AT+T INC SR UNSECURED 09/55 3.550.19%

Return vs. Risk

Price Returns Compared

 202120222023202420252026Total [1]
Returns
SPLB Return-2%-26%11%-2%7%-3%-17%
Peers Return-2%-25%11%-2%7%-2%-16%
S&P 500 Return27%-19%24%23%16%13%106%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
SPLB Win Rate50%25%50%58%58%67% 
Peers Win Rate50%25%50%58%58%67% 
S&P 500 Win Rate75%42%67%75%67%56% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
SPLB Max Drawdown-10%-33%-15%-8%-6%-5% 
Peers Max Drawdown-10%-32%-15%-7%-6%-5% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-5%-25%-10%-8%-19%-9% 


[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2021
[2] Peers: VCLT, IGLB.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2026 data is for the year up to 9/4/2026 (YTD)

Sharpe Ratios Compared

One measure of reward vs. risk is a Sharpe ratio. A higher ratio indicates better risk-adjusted returns. Most funds have Sharpe ratios < 1.0.

Ticker1Y3Y5Y
SPLB-0.39-0.01-0.50
Bond Top Results (3Y)   
USHY0.210.840.08
SHYG0.220.790.22
JNK0.230.750.01
HYG0.090.750.02
SPSB-0.810.54-0.46

Results as of 8312026.

How Low Can It Go

EventSPLBS&P 500
Summer-Fall 2023 Five Percent Yield Shock
  % Loss-12.0%-9.5%
  % Gain to Breakeven13.7%10.5%
  Time to Breakeven43 days24 days
2020 COVID-19 Crash
  % Loss-25.0%-33.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven33.3%50.9%
  Time to Breakeven21 days140 days
2013 Taper Tantrum
  % Loss-13.9%-0.2%
  % Gain to Breakeven16.2%0.2%
  Time to Breakeven252 days1 days

Compare to VCLT, IGLB

In The Past

State Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Corporate Bond ETF's stock fell -3.5% during the 2025 US Tariff Shock. Such a loss loss requires a 3.7% gain to breakeven.

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EventSPLBS&P 500
2020 COVID-19 Crash
  % Loss-25.0%-33.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven33.3%50.9%
  Time to Breakeven21 days140 days

Compare to VCLT, IGLB

In The Past

State Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Corporate Bond ETF's stock fell -3.5% during the 2025 US Tariff Shock. Such a loss loss requires a 3.7% gain to breakeven.

Preserve Wealth

Limiting losses and compounding gains is essential to preserving wealth.

Asset Allocation

Actively managed asset allocation strategies protect wealth. Learn more.

SPLB Dip Buy History


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Current Dip Buy Opportunities Across ETFs

ETFs currently down 5% or more from trailing 6M peaks.

TickerNameDip %Mkt PricePrice DatePeak PricePeak Date# Days
IWPiShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF-5.4%139.699062026147.70817202620
ASHRXtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF-8.3%34.20906202637.30622202676
EWYiShares MSCI South Korea ETF-13.8%188.879062026219.20621202677
EWZiShares MSCI Brazil ETF-9.3%37.86906202641.734142026145
FXIiShares China Large-Cap ETF-6.2%35.88906202638.265132026116
ILFiShares Latin America 40 ETF-5.3%36.07906202638.104142026145
KWEBKraneShares CSI China Internet ETF-15.9%26.05906202630.993102026180
MTUMiShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF-11.7%304.869062026345.22622202676
SPHQInvesco S&P 500 Quality ETF-5.3%85.32906202690.10630202668
SPMOInvesco S&P 500 Momentum ETF-7.4%149.729062026161.66622202676
URAGlobal X Uranium ETF-20.9%46.06906202658.265062026123
BOTZGlobal X Funds Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF-13.6%35.95906202641.635132026116
ROBOROBO Global Robotics & Automation Index ETF-10.8%80.57906202690.34602202696
LITGlobal X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF-19.0%74.18906202691.625112026118
ICLNiShares Global Clean Energy ETF-25.2%17.77906202623.75602202696
ARKQARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF-15.0%122.259062026143.825282026101
ARKXARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF-14.6%32.22906202637.745282026101
NASATema Space Innovators ETF-43.9%23.52906202641.895272026102
AGIXKraneShares Artificial Intelligence ETF-7.0%45.93906202649.40601202697
XLKState Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF-5.5%187.289062026198.21602202696
XLIState Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF-6.0%175.279062026186.51816202621
XLCState Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF-5.9%112.039062026119.104192026140
XLYState Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF-5.9%114.919062026122.065282026101
XLUState Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF-8.6%43.08906202647.154092026150
IYJiShares U.S. Industrials ETF-5.2%161.109062026169.86804202633
SMHVanEck Semiconductor ETF-15.2%567.019062026668.91622202676
SOXXiShares Semiconductor ETF-20.6%519.869062026655.01622202676
ITAiShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF-10.9%225.619062026253.22816202621
IGViShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF-5.2%104.579062026110.32827202610
IYTiShares U.S. Transportation ETF-6.5%84.17906202690.01716202652
MISLFirst Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF-12.0%43.53906202649.463092026181
RINGiShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF-6.2%87.40906202693.17825202612
SOXQInvesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF-19.7%92.409062026115.11622202676
TLTiShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF-6.1%82.21906202687.523092026181
SPTLState Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF-5.3%25.12906202626.523092026181
EDVVanguard World Funds Extended Duration ETF-8.9%60.29906202666.203092026181
GSGiShares GSCI Commodity-5.8%30.01906202631.853182026172
GLDSPDR Gold Trust-14.9%406.779062026477.863102026180
IAUiShares Gold Trust-14.8%83.39906202697.853102026180
GLDMSPDR Gold MiniShares Trust-14.7%87.739062026102.893102026180
SGOLETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares-9.8%44.66906202649.533102026180
BARDirexion Daily Gold Bull 3X Shares-13.4%44.34906202651.203102026180
SLViShares Silver Trust-25.3%59.82906202680.093102026180
PPLTETFS Physical Platinum Shares-17.5%16.50906202620.003102026180
CPERUnited States Copper Index Fund ETV-7.7%33.33906202636.123112026179
PALLETFS Physical Palladium Shares-17.4%25.31906202630.643092026181
USOUnited States Oil Fund LP-7.2%141.969062026152.965192026110
UNGUnited States Natural Gas Fund LP-19.0%10.56906202613.043122026178
BNOUnited States Brent Oil Fund LP ETV-7.1%55.85906202660.135042026125
SCHHSchwab U.S. REIT ETF-5.7%23.45906202624.86726202642
REETiShares Global REIT ETF-5.2%27.40906202628.89726202642
USRTiShares Core U.S. REIT ETF-6.4%65.34906202669.82726202642

ETF Fund Flows

Largest fund inflows and outflows across ETFs, with the asset-allocation rotation they imply.

Net fund flows · as of 2026-09-04

Asset allocation rotation · Past month

  • Equity ETFs drew the largest net inflows (+$31.0B), followed by Bond (+$17.5B), while Real Estate (−$297M) saw the largest outflows.
  • Within the mix, money rotated into Short Treasury (+$9.3B) and out of Intermediate Treasury (−$8.9B).
  • Relative to fund size, CNEQ drew the largest inflow (+84.1% of AUM) and SNXX the largest outflow (−28.3%).
Largest inflows
#TickerNameTypeNet flow% of AUM
1VOOVanguard S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core+$31.77B+3.1%
2TLTiShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETFBond Long Treasury+$6.63B+14.1%
3SGOViShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETFCash+$6.09B+5.8%
4SPYState Street SPDR S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core+$5.8B+0.7%
5VTIVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFEquity US Total Market+$5.65B+0.8%
6GLDSPDR Gold SharesCommodity Gold+$5.3B+3.6%
7VGSHVanguard Short-Term Treasury ETFBond Short Treasury+$4.67B+15.2%
8SCHDSchwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETFEquity Dividend Income+$3.5B+3.1%
9AVLVAvantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETFOther+$3.29B+15.3%
10IBITiShares Bitcoin Trust ETFCrypto+$2.86B+4.9%
Largest outflows
#TickerNameTypeNet flow% of AUM
1IVViShares Core S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core-$36.31B-4.1%
2IEFiShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETFBond Intermediate Treasury-$4.82B-11.2%
3XLFState Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETFEquity Broad Sector-$3.74B-6.7%
4LQDiShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETFBond Intermediate Corporate-$2.82B-8.6%
5VGITVanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETFBond Intermediate Treasury-$2.5B-5.9%
6HYGiShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETFBond High Yield Corporate-$2.45B-14.6%
7GOVTiShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETFBond Intermediate Treasury-$1.86B-4.2%
8DIAState Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF TrustEquity US Large Concentrated-$1.56B-3.4%
9DRAMRoundhill Memory ETFOther-$1.36B-5.2%
10XLIState Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETFEquity Broad Sector-$1.08B-3.2%

Largest ETF fund flows across ~2629 funds (min AUM $100M). Net creations/redemptions; leveraged & inverse ETFs excluded. A ⚠ marks a day excluded as a suspected data error.

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About SPLB

0Holdings Count: 2954
Expense Ratio: 0.04%
Inception Date: 2009-03-10
State Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Corporate Bond ETF
SPDR Series Trust - State Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Corporate Bond ETF is an exchange traded fund launched by State Street Global Advisors, Inc. The fund is managed by SSGA Funds Management, Inc. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It invests in U.S. dollar denominated taxable, fixed-rate, investment grade corporate bonds with a maturity of greater than or equal to 10 years. The fund seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Term Corporate Bond Index, by using representative sampling technique. SPDR Series Trust - State Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Corporate Bond ETF was formed on March 10, 2009 and is domiciled in the United States.
Asset Class: Fixed Income | ETF Website

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Profile

SPLBVCLTIGLBMedian
NameState Stre.Vanguard L.iShares 10. 
Asset ClassBondBondBond-
AUM ($ Bil)1.29.62.92.9
Expense Ratio0.04%0.03%0.04%0.04%
10-D Avg Volume (Mil)2.774.591.752.77
Latest Day Volume (Mil)0.490.630.280.49
Holdings Count2,9542573,8132,954
Inception Date3/10/200911/19/200912/7/2009-

Fundamentals

SPLBVCLTIGLBMedian
NameState Stre.Vanguard L.iShares 10. 
Net Asset Value21.2871.5947.62-
Premium/Discount0.1%0.0%0.3%0.1%
Distribution Yield5.6%5.7%5.5%5.6%
Sales Yield----
Earnings Yield----

Valuation

SPLBVCLTIGLBMedian
NameState Stre.Vanguard L.iShares 10. 
P/S (TTM)----
P/E (TTM)----
P/FCF (TTM)----
Forward P/E----
Forward P/S----

Risk

SPLBVCLTIGLBMedian
NameState Stre.Vanguard L.iShares 10. 
Volatility (1Y)8.0%7.8%7.8%7.8%
Volatility (3Y)10.6%10.7%10.4%10.6%
Volatility (5Y)12.7%12.7%12.4%12.7%
Beta (1Y)0.280.270.270.27
Beta (3Y)0.250.260.250.25
Beta (5Y)0.270.270.270.27
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)-0.14-0.07-0.10-0.10
Sharpe Ratio (3Y)0.370.380.400.38
Sharpe Ratio (5Y)-0.22-0.21-0.21-0.21
Max Drawdown (1Y)-5.9%-5.9%-5.6%-5.9%
Max Drawdown (3Y)-10.2%-10.3%-10.1%-10.2%
Max Drawdown (5Y)-34.5%-34.3%-34.1%-34.3%

Returns

SPLBVCLTIGLBMedian
NameState Stre.Vanguard L.iShares 10. 
1M Return-0.8%-0.4%-0.8%-0.8%
3M Return-3.0%-2.5%-2.8%-2.8%
6M Return-3.4%-2.8%-3.2%-3.2%
YTD Return-2.6%-2.0%-2.4%-2.4%
1Y Return-1.4%-0.8%-1.0%-1.0%
2Y Return0.3%1.1%1.0%1.0%
3Y Return10.7%11.3%11.6%11.3%

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8142026
Short Interest: Shares Quantity0.7 Mil
Short Interest: % Change Since 7312026-33.5%
Average Daily Volume2.8 Mil
Days-to-Cover Short Interest1