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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VIG returned +12.4% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VIG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VIG or VUSB?

VIG charges 0.04% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VIG 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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VIG vs VUSB: how they differ

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

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VIG 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 VIG	Only in VUSB
Broadcom Inc 5.21%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
Apple Inc 4.10%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
Microsoft Corp 3.99%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.61%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
Eli Lilly & Co 3.36%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
Exxon Mobil Corp 2.92%	US Bancorp 0.51%
Walmart Inc 2.62%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
Johnson & Johnson 2.51%	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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

VIG and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Dividend growth	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+12.4%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−5.1 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.10%
Holdings	332	1281

VIG in plain words

VIG is an index equity fund tracking the Dividend growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 332 positions, with the top ten at 32.7%.

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, VIG or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VIG returned +12.4% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VIG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VIG or VUSB?: VIG charges 0.04% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VIG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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