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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VOOG returned +17.8% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VOOG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VOOG or VUSB?

VOOG charges 0.05% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VOOG 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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VOOG vs VUSB: how they differ

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

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VOOG 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 VOOG	Only in VUSB
NVIDIA Corp 14.29%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
Microsoft Corp 9.31%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
Apple Inc 6.38%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
Alphabet Inc 6.17%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
Broadcom Inc 5.90%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
Alphabet Inc 4.90%	US Bancorp 0.51%
Amazon.com Inc 3.90%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.85%	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.

VOOG and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	S&P 500 Growth	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+17.8%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+0.3 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.10%
Holdings	146	1281

VOOG in plain words

VOOG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 146 positions, with the top ten at 60.2%.

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, VOOG or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VOOG returned +17.8% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VOOG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VOOG or VUSB?: VOOG charges 0.05% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VOOG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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