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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VDC returned +4.6% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VDC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VDC or VUSB?

VDC charges 0.09% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VDC 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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VDC vs VUSB: how they differ

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

Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VDC 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 VDC	Only in VUSB
Walmart Inc 14.76%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
Costco Wholesale Corp 12.04%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
Procter & Gamble Co/The 9.27%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
Coca-Cola Co/The 8.72%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
Philip Morris International Inc 4.66%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
PepsiCo Inc 4.30%	US Bancorp 0.51%
Altria Group Inc 3.91%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
Mondelez International Inc 2.69%	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.

VDC and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Consumer Staples	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+4.6%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−12.9 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.10%
Holdings	103	1281

VDC in plain words

VDC is an index equity fund tracking the Consumer Staples. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 103 positions, with the top ten at 65.0%. It sat 6.8% 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, VDC or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VDC returned +4.6% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VDC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VDC or VUSB?: VDC charges 0.09% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VDC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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