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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VLUE returned +69.4% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VLUE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VLUE or VUSB?

VLUE charges 0.15% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB 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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VLUE vs VUSB: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VLUE 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 VLUE	Only in VUSB
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 11.63%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
INTEL CORPORATION 9.29%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 4.97%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 3.67%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY 3.16%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 2.66%	US Bancorp 0.51%
AT&T INC. 2.53%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
CITIGROUP INC. 1.94%	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.

VLUE and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	MSCI USA Value Factor	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+69.4%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+51.9 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.10%
Holdings	148	1281

VLUE in plain words

VLUE is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +69.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 43.6%.

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, VLUE or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VLUE returned +69.4% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VLUE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VLUE or VUSB?: VLUE charges 0.15% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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