Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VUSB vs VYMI: how they differ
VUSB and VYMI hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VYMI returned more over the year.
Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF and Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VUSB and VYMI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VUSB | VYMI |
|---|---|---|
| Telstra Group Ltd | 0.06% | 0.09% |
| Qantas Airways Ltd | 0.07% | 0.03% |
| Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 0.02% | 1.15% |
| Only in VUSB | Only in VYMI |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Bill 4.24% | HSBC Holdings PLC 1.73% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68% | Novartis AG 1.56% |
| PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59% | Nestle SA 1.44% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53% | Shell PLC 1.43% |
| Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52% | Royal Bank of Canada 1.38% |
| US Bancorp 0.51% | Toyota Motor Corp 1.12% |
| Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50% | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.08% |
| Truist Bank 0.45% | BHP Group Ltd 1.06% |
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.
| VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF | VYMI Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Ultra-Short Bond | International High Dividend Yield |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.7% | +28.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −13.8 pts | +10.7 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.10% | 0.07% |
| Holdings | 1281 | 1582 |
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.
VYMI in plain words
VYMI is an index equity fund tracking the International High Dividend Yield. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +28.2% 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 Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1582 positions, with the top ten at 13.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VUSB or VYMI?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VUSB returned +3.7% and VYMI returned +28.2%, so VYMI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VUSB or VYMI?
- VUSB charges 0.10% a year and VYMI charges 0.07%, so VYMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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