Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
USHY vs VUSB: how they differ
USHY and VUSB hold 0% of their weight in the same names.
iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, USHY and VUSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in USHY | Only in VUSB |
|---|---|
| 1261229 BC LTD 0.48% | United States Treasury Bill 4.24% |
| ECHOSTAR CORP 0.42% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68% |
| QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.29% | PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59% |
| SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.28% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53% |
| CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.27% | Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52% |
| WULF COMPUTE LLC 0.26% | US Bancorp 0.51% |
| ASURION LLC/ASURION CO 0.26% | Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50% |
| HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD 0.26% | 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.
| USHY iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond | Ultra-Short Bond |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.3% | +3.7% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −14.2 pts | −13.8 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.08% | 0.10% |
| Holdings | 1894 | 1281 |
USHY in plain words
USHY is a bond fund tracking the Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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, USHY or VUSB?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USHY returned +3.3% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, USHY or VUSB?
- USHY charges 0.08% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so USHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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