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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RSP returned +14.8% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so RSP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, RSP or VUSB?

RSP charges 0.20% 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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RSP vs VUSB: how they differ

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

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, RSP 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 RSP	Only in VUSB
Moderna Inc 0.58%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
Veeva Systems Inc 0.31%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
Zebra Technologies Corp 0.31%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
Marathon Petroleum Corp 0.29%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
Valero Energy Corp 0.29%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
Charles River Laboratories International 0.28%	US Bancorp 0.51%
Phillips 66 0.28%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
Salesforce Inc 0.28%	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.

RSP and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Invesco	Vanguard
What it is	S&P 500 equal weight	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+14.8%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−2.7 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.20%	0.10%
Holdings	506	1281

RSP in plain words

RSP is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 equal weight. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 506 positions, with the top ten at 3.2%. It sat 3.5% 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, RSP or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RSP returned +14.8% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so RSP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, RSP or VUSB?: RSP charges 0.20% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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