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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGIT 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, VGIT or VUSB?

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

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VGIT 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 VGIT	Only in VUSB
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.97%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.94%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.92%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.92%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.92%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.89%	US Bancorp 0.51%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.89%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.87%	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.

VGIT and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VGIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury 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 Treasury	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	103	1281

VGIT in plain words

VGIT is a bond fund tracking the Intermediate-Term Treasury. 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 3.7% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 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, VGIT or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGIT 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, VGIT or VUSB?: VGIT charges 0.03% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VGIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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