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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYE returned +48.8% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so IYE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IYE or VUSB?

IYE charges 0.37% 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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IYE vs VUSB: how they differ

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

iShares U.S. Energy ETF and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IYE 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 IYE	Only in VUSB
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 21.74%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
CHEVRON CORPORATION 15.41%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
CONOCOPHILLIPS 6.51%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. 4.38%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
SLB N.V. 3.95%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
EOG RESOURCES, INC. 3.56%	US Bancorp 0.51%
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION 3.54%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION 3.44%	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.

IYE and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IYE iShares U.S. Energy ETF	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	U.S. Energy	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+48.8%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+31.3 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.37%	0.10%
Holdings	38	1281

IYE in plain words

IYE is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Energy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +48.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 89% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 38 positions, with the top ten at 69.0%.

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, IYE or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYE returned +48.8% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so IYE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IYE or VUSB?: IYE charges 0.37% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IYE 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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