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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VOX returned +2.9% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VOX or VUSB?

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

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

Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VOX 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 VOX	Only in VUSB
Meta Platforms Inc 21.12%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
Alphabet Inc 16.14%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
Alphabet Inc 10.61%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
Netflix Inc 4.77%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
Verizon Communications Inc 4.17%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
Walt Disney Co/The 3.96%	US Bancorp 0.51%
AT&T Inc 3.69%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
Warner Bros Discovery Inc 2.74%	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.

VOX and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VOX Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Communication Services	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+2.9%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.6 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.10%
Holdings	114	1281

VOX in plain words

VOX is an index equity fund tracking the Communication Services. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% 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, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 114 positions, with the top ten at 72.1%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Jan 29, 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, VOX or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VOX returned +2.9% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VOX or VUSB?: VOX charges 0.09% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VOX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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