Which returned more over the last year, IUSB or VBIL?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −0.3% and VBIL returned +3.8%, so VBIL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IUSB or VBIL?

IUSB charges 0.06% a year and VBIL charges 0.06%, so IUSB 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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IUSB vs VBIL: how they differ

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

iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF and Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IUSB and VBIL 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 IUSB	Only in VBIL
United States of America 0.38%	United States Treasury Bill 6.78%
United States of America 0.37%	United States Treasury Bill 6.10%
United States of America 0.37%	United States Treasury Bill 5.61%
United States of America 0.37%	United States Treasury Bill 5.41%
United States of America 0.36%	United States Treasury Bill 5.18%
United States of America 0.36%	United States Treasury Bill 5.17%
United States of America 0.36%	United States Treasury Bill 5.15%
United States of America 0.35%	United States Treasury Bill 5.13%

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.

IUSB and VBIL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF	VBIL Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Core Universal USD Bond	0-3 Month Treasury Bill
Total return, 1 year	−0.3%	+3.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.8 pts	−13.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.06%
Holdings	17819	26

IUSB in plain words

IUSB is a bond fund tracking the Core Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

VBIL in plain words

VBIL is a cash and treasury bills tracking the 0-3 Month Treasury Bill. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IUSB or VBIL?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −0.3% and VBIL returned +3.8%, so VBIL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IUSB or VBIL?: IUSB charges 0.06% a year and VBIL charges 0.06%, so IUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IUSB against VBIL, 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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