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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VBR returned +16.3% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VBR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VBR or VUSB?

VBR charges 0.05% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VBR 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.

ETFIQetfiq.com · independent ETF data

VBR vs VUSB: how they differ

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

Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VBR 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 VBR	Only in VUSB
Jabil Inc 0.87%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
NRG Energy Inc 0.66%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
Tapestry Inc 0.64%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
Atmos Energy Corp 0.62%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
Williams-Sonoma Inc 0.59%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
Moderna Inc 0.54%	US Bancorp 0.51%
Smurfit Westrock PLC 0.52%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
F5 Inc 0.50%	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 Jun 30, 2026.

VBR and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VBR Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Small-Cap Value	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+16.3%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−1.2 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.10%
Holdings	840	1281

VBR in plain words

VBR is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 30% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 840 positions, with the top ten at 5.9%. It sat 3.8% below its high of Aug 14, 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, VBR or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VBR returned +16.3% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VBR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VBR or VUSB?: VBR charges 0.05% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VBR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Other comparisons

Where to next

Where these figures came from

ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure. It is not affiliated with any issuer, and a link is not an endorsement.

VBR 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, VBR against VUSB, data as of Sep 12, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/VBR-VUSB Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

A comparison is not a recommendation. Standards and sources