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

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FTEC vs VUSB: how they differ

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

Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FTEC 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 FTECOnly in VUSB
NVIDIA Corp 18.00%United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
Apple Inc 14.38%United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
Microsoft Corp 9.54%PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
Broadcom Inc 5.01%United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
Micron Technology Inc 2.64%Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 2.60%US Bancorp 0.51%
Intel Corp 1.99%Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
Cisco Systems Inc 1.66%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.

FTEC and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FTEC
Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF
VUSB
Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerFidelityVanguard
What it isMSCI Information TechnologyUltra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year+35.7%+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+18.2 pts−13.8 pts
Expense ratio0.08%0.10%
Holdings2821281

FTEC in plain words

FTEC is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Information Technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +35.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 282 positions, with the top ten at 58.8%. It sat 3.7% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

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, FTEC or VUSB?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTEC returned +35.7% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so FTEC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FTEC or VUSB?
FTEC charges 0.08% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so FTEC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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FTEC against VUSB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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