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

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ICSH returned +3.5% and VUSB +3.4%.

Which is cheaper, ICSH or VUSB?

ICSH is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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ICSH vs VUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

ICSH's duration was 0.7 years on Jul 31, 2026 and VUSB's 1.0 on Jun 30, 2026; ICSH charges 0.08% to VUSB's 0.10%. Net assets: $9.0bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF, and $9.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

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ICSH costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; VUSB is 1.1 times larger.

ICSH vs VUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
	ICSH	VUSB
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.10%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$8.8bn	$9.9bn
Total return, 1 year	+3.5%	+3.4%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	report dates differ

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

+3.5%

ICSH total return, 1 year

+3.4%

VUSB total return, 1 year

0.08%

ICSH expense ratio

0.10%

VUSB expense ratio

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

Number of holdings. ICSH holds 407 positions and VUSB holds 1344.
What each follows (similar). Both follow No index, actively managed.
One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 ICSH returned +3.5% and VUSB +3.4% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.1 points.

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

VUSB

Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +3.5% +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 0.08% 0.10%

Holdings 407 1344

Net assets, ICSH as of Oct 20, 2026 and VUSB as of Sep 30, 2026 $9.0bn $9.9bn

ICSH and VUSB 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 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. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ICSH or VUSB?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ICSH returned +3.5% and VUSB +3.4%.
Which is cheaper, ICSH or VUSB?: ICSH is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 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 ↗VUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VUSB ↗

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