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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MDY returned +13.0% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so MDY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MDY or VUSB?

MDY charges 0.23% 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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MDY vs VUSB: how they differ

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

SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MDY 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 MDY	Only in VUSB
Twilio Inc. Class A 1.00%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
Illumina Inc. 0.86%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
TechnipFMC plc 0.86%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
Everpure Inc. Class A 0.84%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
Okta Inc. Class A 0.81%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
U.S. Dollar 0.80%	US Bancorp 0.51%
ATI Inc 0.77%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
nVent Electric plc 0.71%	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.

MDY and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MDY SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	S&P MidCap 400	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+13.0%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−4.5 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.23%	0.10%
Holdings	401	1281

MDY in plain words

MDY is an index equity fund tracking the S&P MidCap 400. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.23% 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 401 positions, with the top ten at 7.9%. It sat 5.3% 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, MDY or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MDY returned +13.0% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so MDY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MDY or VUSB?: MDY charges 0.23% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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