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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VUSB returned +3.7% and XLRE returned +5.6%, so XLRE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VUSB or XLRE?

VUSB charges 0.10% a year and XLRE charges 0.08%, so XLRE 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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VUSB vs XLRE: how they differ

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

Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF and State Street(R) Real Estate Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VUSB and XLRE 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 VUSB	Only in XLRE
United States Treasury Bill 4.24%	Welltower Inc 11.07%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%	Prologis Inc 8.72%
PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%	Equinix Inc 7.10%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%	American Tower Corp 5.26%
Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%	Simon Property Group Inc 5.01%
US Bancorp 0.51%	Realty Income Corp 4.57%
Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%	Digital Realty Trust Inc 4.55%
Truist Bank 0.45%	Public Storage 4.51%

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.

VUSB and XLRE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF	XLRE State Street(R) Real Estate Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	State Street
What it is	Ultra-Short Bond	Real estate
Total return, 1 year	+3.7%	+5.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.8 pts	−11.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.08%
Holdings	1281	31

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.

XLRE in plain words

XLRE is an index equity fund tracking the Real estate. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +5.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 31 positions, with the top ten at 59.4%. It sat 5.6% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VUSB or XLRE?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VUSB returned +3.7% and XLRE returned +5.6%, so XLRE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VUSB or XLRE?: VUSB charges 0.10% a year and XLRE charges 0.08%, so XLRE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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