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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, LQD or VUSB?

LQD charges 0.14% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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LQD vs VUSB: how they differ

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

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, LQD 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 LQD	Only in VUSB
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.88%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.12%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.11%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING L 144A 0.10%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC 0.08%	US Bancorp 0.51%
MORGAN STANLEY (FXD-FRN) MTN 0.08%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
CITIGROUP INC (FX-FRN) 0.07%	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.

LQD and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	US investment grade bonds	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	−2.7%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−20.2 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.14%	0.10%
Holdings	3149	1281

LQD in plain words

LQD is a bond fund tracking the US investment grade bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year. It sat 6.4% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 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, LQD or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, LQD or VUSB?: LQD charges 0.14% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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