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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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VTWO vs VUSB: how they differ

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

Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VTWO 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 VTWOOnly in VUSB
Bloom Energy Corp 1.83%United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.12%United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
Sterling Infrastructure Inc 0.76%PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
Fabrinet 0.69%United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
Nextpower Inc 0.67%Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
IonQ Inc 0.63%US Bancorp 0.51%
Coeur Mining Inc 0.58%Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
TTM Technologies Inc 0.52%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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

VTWO and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
VTWO
Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund
VUSB
Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanguardVanguard
What it isRussell 2000Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year+21.4%+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+3.9 pts−13.8 pts
Expense ratio0.07%0.10%
Holdings19511281

VTWO in plain words

VTWO is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 2000. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1951 positions, with the top ten at 7.8%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 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, VTWO or VUSB?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VTWO returned +21.4% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VTWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VTWO or VUSB?
VTWO charges 0.07% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VTWO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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VTWO against VUSB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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