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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, GOVT or VUSB?

GOVT charges 0.05% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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GOVT vs VUSB: how they differ

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

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GOVT 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 GOVT	Only in VUSB
US TREASURY N/B 0.60%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
TREASURY NOTE (OTR) 0.55%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
TREASURY BOND (OLD) 0.42%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.25%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
TREASURY BOND (OTR) 0.16%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.11%	US Bancorp 0.51%
TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 0.11%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
TREASURY BOND (2OLD) 0.08%	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 Sep 10, 2026.

GOVT and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	U.S. Treasury Bond	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.10%
Holdings	216	1281

GOVT in plain words

GOVT is a bond fund tracking the U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 8.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 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, GOVT or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GOVT or VUSB?: GOVT charges 0.05% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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