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

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IJH vs VUSB: how they differ

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

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IJH 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 IJHOnly in VUSB
TWILIO CLASS A 1.00%United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
ILLUMINA INC 0.87%United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
TECHNIPFMC PLC 0.86%PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
EVERPURE INC CLASS A 0.85%United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
OKTA CLASS A 0.82%Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
ATI 0.78%US Bancorp 0.51%
NVENT ELECTRIC PLC 0.72%Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP 0.65%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.

IJH and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IJH
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
VUSB
Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it isS&P MidCap 400Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year+13.4%+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−4.1 pts−13.8 pts
Expense ratio0.05%0.10%
Holdings4051281

IJH in plain words

IJH is an index equity fund tracking the S&P MidCap 400. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.4% 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. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 405 positions, with the top ten at 7.8%. It sat 5.4% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 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, IJH or VUSB?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJH returned +13.4% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so IJH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IJH or VUSB?
IJH charges 0.05% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so IJH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IJH 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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