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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYG or VUSB?

HYG charges 0.49% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB 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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HYG vs VUSB: how they differ

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

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYG 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 HYG	Only in VUSB
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.68%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.56%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.47%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.35%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
WULF COMPUTE LLC 144A 0.29%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
GALAXY HELIOS DATA CENTERS II LLC 144A 0.28%	US Bancorp 0.51%
PANTHER ESCROW ISSUER LLC 144A 0.28%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.28%	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.

HYG and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	US high yield bonds	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+2.9%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.6 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.10%
Holdings	1326	1281

HYG in plain words

HYG is a bond fund tracking the US high yield bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.

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, HYG or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYG or VUSB?: HYG charges 0.49% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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HYG against VUSB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 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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