Which returned more over the last year, IUSB or VCSH?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and VCSH +1.3%.

Which is cheaper, IUSB or VCSH?

VCSH is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IUSB vs VCSH: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IUSB's duration was 5.5 years on Jul 31, 2026 and VCSH's 2.7 on May 31, 2026; VCSH charges 0.03% to IUSB's 0.06%.

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Net assets: $49.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF, and $43.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

+1.3%

VCSH total return, 1 year

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

0.03%

VCSH expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCSH costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.5 points; IUSB is 1.1 times larger.

IUSB vs VCSH: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IUSB	VCSH
Return
Measure	IUSB	VCSH
Total return, 1 year	−1.2%	+1.3%
Benchmark
Measure	IUSB	VCSH
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index	Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	IUSB	VCSH
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$48.1bn	$43.9bn
Holdings
Measure	IUSB	VCSH
Holdings in common	8%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IUSB and VCSH hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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8% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IUSB VCSH

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2028 0.30% 0.83%

Wells Fargo & Co., due May 20, 2032 0.02% 0.03%

Bank of America Corp., due Dec 20, 2028 0.02% 0.23%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2028 0.10% 0.02%

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), due Jan 21, 2029 0.02% 0.03%

T-Mobile USA, Inc., due Apr 15, 2030 0.02% 0.19%

Wells Fargo & Co., due May 20, 2029 0.02% 0.04%

AbbVie, Inc., due Nov 21, 2029 0.02% 0.21%

Cigna Group (The), due Oct 15, 2028 0.01% 0.16%

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), due May 1, 2029 0.01% 0.09%

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), due Jan 21, 2032 0.01% 0.13%

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), due Apr 23, 2029 0.01% 0.06%

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Only in IUSB

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities, due Aug 25, 2056 0.41%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Dec 31, 2029 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2036 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2034 0.36%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 0.35%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2035 0.34%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2034 0.34%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 0.34%

Only in VCSH

WELLS FARGO CO, due Jun 2, 2028 0.13%

BROADCOM INC, due Jul 12, 2029 0.11%

AT&T INC, due Jun 1, 2027 0.11%

GOLDMAN SACHS GP, due Jun 5, 2028 0.09%

HSBC HOLDINGS, due Jun 9, 2028 0.08%

SOUTHWEST AIR, due Jun 15, 2027 0.08%

COCA-COLA CO/THE, due Jun 1, 2027 0.08%

BECTON DICKINSON, due Jun 6, 2027 0.07%

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Side by side

IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of Universal USD Bond Tracks an index of Short-Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year −1.2% +1.3%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +1.3% (SCHJ)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs SCHJ

Expense ratio 0.06% 0.03%

Holdings 18338 3064

Net assets, IUSB as of Oct 27, 2026 and VCSH as of Sep 30, 2026 $49.8bn $43.9bn

IUSB and VCSH on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

IUSB

IUSB tracks an index of Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

VCSH

VCSH tracks an index of Short-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against +1.3% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IUSB or VCSH?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and VCSH +1.3%.
Which is cheaper, IUSB or VCSH?: VCSH is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IUSB on its own →VCSH on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IUSB dividend history →IUSB holdings →VCSH dividend history →VCSH holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

VCSH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCSH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VCSH ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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