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BSCR vs VUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

BSCR's duration was 1.0 years on May 31, 2026 and VUSB's 1.0 on Jun 30, 2026; both charge 0.10%. Net assets: $4.5bn on Oct 20, 2026 for Invesco BulletShares 2027 Corporate Bond ETF, and $9.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

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Both cost 0.10% a year; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BSCR vs VUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
BSCRVUSB
Expense ratio0.10%0.10%
Net assets, BSCR as of Oct 20, 2026 and VUSB as of Sep 30, 2026$4.5bn$9.9bn
Total return, 1 year+3.3%+3.4%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQNo index, actively managed
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

+3.3%
BSCR total return, 1 year
+3.4%
VUSB total return, 1 year
0.10%
BSCR expense ratio
0.10%
VUSB expense ratio

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BSCR and VUSB are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. What each follows. BSCR follows not read by ETFIQ and VUSB follows No index, actively managed.
  2. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 BSCR returned +3.3% and VUSB +3.4% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.1 points.
  3. Number of holdings (similar). BSCR holds 481 positions and VUSB holds 1344.

Data as of Oct 20, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.

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On the same fields

BSCR
Invesco BulletShares 2027 Corporate Bond ETF
VUSB
Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Invesco Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +3.3% +3.4%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.9% (AGG)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +5.3 pts vs AGG
Expense ratio 0.10% 0.10%
Holdings 481 1344
Net assets, BSCR as of Oct 20, 2026 and VUSB as of Sep 30, 2026 $4.5bn $9.9bn

BSCR and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About BSCR

BSCR tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

About VUSB

VUSB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.4% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSCR or VUSB?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSCR returned +3.3% and VUSB +3.4%.
Which is cheaper, BSCR or VUSB?
Neither: BSCR and VUSB both charge 0.10% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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BSCR on its own →VUSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BSCR dividend history →BSCR holdings →VUSB dividend history →VUSB holdings →Standards and sources →
Where these figures came from
BSCR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗BSCR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Invesco page for BSCR ↗VUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VUSB ↗

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