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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGT returned +35.4% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VGT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VGT or VUSB?

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

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

Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VGT 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 VGT	Only in VUSB
NVIDIA Corp 16.85%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
Apple Inc 14.59%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
Microsoft Corp 9.47%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
Broadcom Inc 4.21%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
Micron Technology Inc 4.21%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.21%	US Bancorp 0.51%
Intel Corp 2.03%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
Cisco Systems Inc 1.85%	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.

VGT and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VGT Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Information technology	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+35.4%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+17.9 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.10%
Holdings	317	1281

VGT in plain words

VGT is an index equity fund tracking the Information technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +35.4% 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 317 positions, with the top ten at 59.5%. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jun 2, 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, VGT or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGT returned +35.4% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VGT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VGT or VUSB?: VGT charges 0.09% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VGT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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