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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MOAT returned +11.3% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so MOAT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MOAT or VUSB?

MOAT charges 0.46% 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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MOAT vs VUSB: how they differ

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

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MOAT 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 MOAT	Only in VUSB
Masco Corp 2.96%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
Kenvue Inc 2.59%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
Airbnb Inc 2.56%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
Palo Alto Networks Inc 2.51%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
Brown-Forman Corp 2.49%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
Charles Schwab Corp/The 2.45%	US Bancorp 0.51%
NVIDIA Corp 2.45%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
Datadog Inc 2.44%	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 Jun 30, 2026.

MOAT and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MOAT VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	VanEck	Vanguard
What it is	Morningstar Wide Moat	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+11.3%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−6.2 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.46%	0.10%
Holdings	55	1281

MOAT in plain words

MOAT is an index equity fund tracking the Morningstar Wide Moat. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.46% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 55 positions, with the top ten at 25.3%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 27, 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, MOAT or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MOAT returned +11.3% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so MOAT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MOAT or VUSB?: MOAT charges 0.46% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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