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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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PDBC vs VUSB: how they differ

PDBC is an equity index fund and VUSB a short-term Treasury fund, and over the year PDBC returned more, +55.2% against +3.7%.

Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

PDBC and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
PDBC
Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF
VUSB
Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerInvescoVanguard
What it isOptimum Yield Diversified Commodity StrategyUltra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year+55.2%+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+37.7 pts−13.8 pts
Expense ratio0.59%0.10%
Holdingsnot filed1281

PDBC in plain words

PDBC is an index equity fund tracking the Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +55.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year.

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, PDBC or VUSB?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PDBC returned +55.2% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so PDBC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, PDBC or VUSB?
PDBC charges 0.59% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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PDBC 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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