Which returned more over the last year, DVY or VUSB?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +18.0% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so DVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, DVY or VUSB?

DVY charges 0.38% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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DVY vs VUSB: how they differ

DVY and VUSB hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and DVY returned more over the year.

iShares Select Dividend ETF and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DVY and VUSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in DVY	Only in VUSB
ALTRIA GROUP INC 2.30%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
PFIZER INC 2.22%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
T. ROWE PRICE GROUP INC 2.03%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.85%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 1.85%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
ONEOK INC 1.84%	US Bancorp 0.51%
HP INC 1.61%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
EDISON INTERNATIONAL 1.54%	Truist Bank 0.45%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

DVY and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	US dividend	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+18.0%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+0.5 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.38%	0.10%
Holdings	100	1281

DVY in plain words

DVY is an index equity fund tracking the US dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 100 positions, with the top ten at 18.3%.

VUSB in plain words

VUSB is a cash and treasury bills tracking the Ultra-Short Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DVY or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +18.0% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so DVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DVY or VUSB?: DVY charges 0.38% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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