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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, INDA returned −8.8% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, INDA or VUSB?

INDA charges 0.61% 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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INDA vs VUSB: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI India ETF and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, INDA 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 INDA	Only in VUSB
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED 6.23%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
HDFC BANK LIMITED 6.15%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
ICICI BANK LIMITED 4.68%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
BHARTI AIRTEL LIMITED 3.63%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
INFOSYS LIMITED 2.92%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
AXIS BANK LIMITED 2.23%	US Bancorp 0.51%
MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA LIMITED 2.20%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
LARSEN AND TOUBRO LIMITED 2.13%	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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

INDA and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	INDA iShares MSCI India ETF	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	MSCI India	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	−8.8%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−26.3 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.61%	0.10%
Holdings	169	1281

INDA in plain words

INDA is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI India. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −8.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.61% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 169 positions, with the top ten at 33.7%. It sat 17.4% below its high of Sep 26, 2024 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, INDA or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, INDA returned −8.8% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, INDA or VUSB?: INDA charges 0.61% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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