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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, NOBL returned +9.4% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so NOBL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, NOBL or VUSB?

NOBL charges 0.35% 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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NOBL vs VUSB: how they differ

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

ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, NOBL 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 NOBL	Only in VUSB
Nucor Corp. 1.77%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.73%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
International Business Machines Corp. 1.71%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 1.68%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
Franklin Resources, Inc. 1.67%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
Colgate-Palmolive Co. 1.62%	US Bancorp 0.51%
Caterpillar, Inc. 1.61%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 1.61%	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.

NOBL and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	ProShares	Vanguard
What it is	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+9.4%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−8.1 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.10%
Holdings	69	1281

NOBL in plain words

NOBL is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +9.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 69 positions, with the top ten at 16.6%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 24, 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, NOBL or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, NOBL returned +9.4% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so NOBL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, NOBL or VUSB?: NOBL charges 0.35% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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