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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and VUSB returned +3.5%, so VUSB returned more.

Which is cheaper, IBIT or VUSB?

IBIT charges 0.25% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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IBIT vs VUSB: how they differ

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

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IBIT and VUSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IBIT and VUSB both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IBIT	VUSB
USD CASH	0.00%	-0.23%

Only in each
Only in IBIT	Only in VUSB
BITCOIN 100.00%	United States Treasury Bill 4.81%
	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.85%
	AbbVie Inc 0.79%
	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.73%
	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.51%
	MKTLIQ 0.50%
	Citizens Bank NA/Providence RI 0.46%
	US Bancorp 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 Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

IBIT and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Holds bitcoin	Actively managed
Total return, 1 year	−31.1%	+3.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−47.6 pts	−13.0 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.10%
Holdings	2	1348
Net assets	$63.7bn	$10.2bn

IBIT in plain words

IBIT holds bitcoin. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −31.1% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 35.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2025 on Sep 18, 2026.

VUSB in plain words

VUSB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +3.5% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and VUSB returned +3.5%, so VUSB returned more.
Which is cheaper, IBIT or VUSB?: IBIT charges 0.25% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IBIT against VUSB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 21, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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