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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VNQ returned +5.6% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VNQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VNQ or VUSB?

VNQ charges 0.13% 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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VNQ vs VUSB: how they differ

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

Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VNQ 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 VNQ	Only in VUSB
Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund 14.67%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
Welltower Inc 7.86%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
Prologis Inc 7.02%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
Equinix Inc 5.66%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
American Tower Corp 4.55%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
Digital Realty Trust Inc 3.67%	US Bancorp 0.51%
Simon Property Group Inc 3.54%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
Realty Income Corp 3.12%	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.

VNQ and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VNQ Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	US real estate	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+5.6%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−11.9 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.13%	0.10%
Holdings	146	1281

VNQ in plain words

VNQ is an index equity fund tracking the US real estate. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +5.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.13% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 63% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 146 positions, with the top ten at 54.9%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jul 28, 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, VNQ or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VNQ returned +5.6% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VNQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VNQ or VUSB?: VNQ charges 0.13% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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