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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VBIL returned +3.8% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VBIL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VBIL or VUSB?

VBIL charges 0.06% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VBIL 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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VBIL vs VUSB: how they differ

VBIL and VUSB hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VBIL 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 VBIL	Only in VUSB
United States Treasury Bill 6.78%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
United States Treasury Bill 6.10%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
United States Treasury Bill 5.61%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
United States Treasury Bill 5.41%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
United States Treasury Bill 5.18%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
United States Treasury Bill 5.17%	US Bancorp 0.51%
United States Treasury Bill 5.15%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
United States Treasury Bill 5.13%	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.

VBIL and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VBIL Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	0-3 Month Treasury Bill	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+3.8%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.7 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.10%
Holdings	26	1281

VBIL in plain words

VBIL is a cash and treasury bills tracking the 0-3 Month Treasury Bill. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% 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, VBIL or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VBIL returned +3.8% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VBIL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VBIL or VUSB?: VBIL charges 0.06% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VBIL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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