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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCIT returned −1.2% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VCIT or VUSB?

VCIT charges 0.03% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VCIT 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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VCIT vs VUSB: how they differ

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

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VCIT and VUSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions VCIT and VUSB both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	VCIT	VUSB
Bank of America Corp	0.00%	0.20%
Elevance Health Inc	0.00%	0.08%
Kimco Realty OP LLC	0.00%	0.02%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in VCIT	Only in VUSB
Amazon.com Inc 0.31%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
Boeing Co/The 0.28%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
Meta Platforms Inc 0.28%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
Bank of America Corp 0.27%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
Oracle Corp 0.27%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%	US Bancorp 0.51%
Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.27%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.25%	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 and May 31, 2026.

VCIT and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	−1.2%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.7 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.10%
Holdings	2302	1281

VCIT in plain words

VCIT is a bond fund tracking the Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.4% below its high of Feb 27, 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, VCIT or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCIT returned −1.2% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VCIT or VUSB?: VCIT charges 0.03% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VCIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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