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ICSH vs VGUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

ICSH's duration was 0.7 years on Jul 31, 2026 and VGUS's 0.3 on Jun 30, 2026; VGUS charges 0.07% to ICSH's 0.08%. Net assets: $9.0bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF, and $1.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF.

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VGUS costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; ICSH is 7.4 times larger.

ICSH vs VGUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
ICSHVGUS
Expense ratio0.08%0.07%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$8.8bn$1.2bn
Total return, 1 year+3.5%+3.6%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedBloomberg Short Treasury Index
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

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

+3.5%
ICSH total return, 1 year
+3.6%
VGUS total return, 1 year
0.08%
ICSH expense ratio
0.07%
VGUS expense ratio

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Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-886F9D6AD1

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

  1. What each follows. ICSH follows No index, actively managed and VGUS follows Bloomberg Short Treasury Index.
  2. Number of holdings. ICSH holds 407 positions and VGUS holds 90.
  3. Size. ICSH has $8.8bn in net assets and VGUS $1.2bn (net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026); ICSH is 7.3 times larger.

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

ICSH
iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF
VGUS
Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +3.5% +3.6%
Expense ratio 0.08% 0.07%
Holdings 407 90
Net assets, ICSH as of Oct 20, 2026 and VGUS as of Sep 30, 2026 $9.0bn $1.2bn

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

About ICSH

ICSH is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.

About VGUS

VGUS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ICSH or VGUS?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ICSH returned +3.5% and VGUS +3.6%.
Which is cheaper, ICSH or VGUS?
VGUS is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
ICSH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ICSH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for ICSH ↗VGUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VGUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VGUS ↗

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