Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VT vs VUSB: how they differ
VT and VUSB hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VT returned more over the year.
Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VT and VUSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VT | VUSB |
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 0.19% | 0.02% |
| Telstra Group Ltd | 0.01% | 0.06% |
| Qantas Airways Ltd | 0.00% | 0.07% |
| Only in VT | Only in VUSB |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 4.22% | United States Treasury Bill 4.24% |
| Apple Inc 3.53% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68% |
| Microsoft Corp 2.73% | PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59% |
| Amazon.com Inc 2.29% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.04% | Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52% |
| Broadcom Inc 1.74% | US Bancorp 0.51% |
| Alphabet Inc 1.61% | Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 1.52% | 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.
| VT Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund | VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Total World Stock | Ultra-Short Bond |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.9% | +3.7% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +1.4 pts | −13.8 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.06% | 0.10% |
| Holdings | 10042 | 1281 |
VT in plain words
VT is an index equity fund tracking the Total World Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10042 positions, with the top ten at 21.9%.
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, VT or VUSB?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VT returned +18.9% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VT or VUSB?
- VT charges 0.06% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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