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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USMV returned +6.6% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so USMV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, USMV or VUSB?

USMV charges 0.15% 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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USMV vs VUSB: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, USMV 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 USMV	Only in VUSB
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 1.81%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
NVIDIA CORPORATION 1.64%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 1.60%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 1.56%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION 1.55%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
THE SOUTHERN COMPANY 1.53%	US Bancorp 0.51%
AMPHENOL CORPORATION 1.51%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
Chubb Limited 1.50%	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.

USMV and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	USMV iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	MSCI USA Min Vol Factor	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+6.6%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−10.9 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.10%
Holdings	170	1281

USMV in plain words

USMV is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Min Vol Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +6.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 170 positions, with the top ten at 15.7%.

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, USMV or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USMV returned +6.6% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so USMV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, USMV or VUSB?: USMV charges 0.15% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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