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

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

Which is cheaper, JPST or VUSB?

VUSB is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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JPST vs VUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

JPST's duration was 0.8 years on May 31, 2026 and VUSB's 1.0 on Jun 30, 2026; VUSB charges 0.10% to JPST's 0.18%. Net assets: $42.8bn on Oct 20, 2026 for JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF, and $9.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

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VUSB costs 0.08 points a year less; both returned +3.4% over a year.

JPST vs VUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
	JPST	VUSB
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.10%
Net assets, JPST as of Oct 20, 2026 and VUSB as of Sep 30, 2026	$42.8bn	$9.9bn
Total return, 1 year	+3.4%	+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 May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

+3.4%

JPST total return, 1 year

+3.4%

VUSB total return, 1 year

0.18%

JPST expense ratio

0.10%

VUSB expense ratio

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

Size. JPST has $42.8bn in net assets and VUSB $9.9bn (net assets, JPST as of Oct 20, 2026 and VUSB as of Sep 30, 2026); JPST is 4.3 times larger.
What each follows (similar). Both follow No index, actively managed.
One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 JPST returned +3.4% and VUSB +3.4% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.0 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

JPST

JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF

VUSB

Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer JPMorgan Vanguard

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +3.4% +3.4%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.9% (AGG) −1.9% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark +5.4 pts vs AGG +5.3 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.18% 0.10%

Holdings 824 1344

Net assets, JPST as of Oct 20, 2026 and VUSB as of Sep 30, 2026 $42.8bn $9.9bn

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

About JPST

JPST 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 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% 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, JPST or VUSB?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JPST returned +3.4% and VUSB +3.4%.
Which is cheaper, JPST or VUSB?: VUSB is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

JPST filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JPST prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗JPMorgan website ↗VUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VUSB ↗

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