Which returned more over the last year, UITB or VCRB?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, UITB returned −1.6% and VCRB −1.3%.

Which is cheaper, UITB or VCRB?

VCRB is cheaper, by 0.28 percentage points a year. That is about $28 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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UITB vs VCRB: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jun 30, 2026 UITB's duration was 5.6 years and VCRB's 5.6; VCRB charges 0.10% to UITB's 0.38%. Net assets: $2.7bn on Jun 30, 2026 for VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF, and $7.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Core Bond ETF.

VCRB costs 0.28 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points; VCRB is 2.7 times larger.

	UITB	VCRB
Expense ratio	0.38%	0.10%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026	$2.7bn	$7.3bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.6%	−1.3%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	6%
Below its high	4.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026	4.0%, high on Feb 27, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

−1.6%

UITB total return, 1 year

−1.3%

VCRB total return, 1 year

0.38%

UITB expense ratio

0.10%

VCRB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, UITB and VCRB hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

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6% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding UITB VCRB

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Feb 15, 2035 0.57% 0.52%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due May 15, 2032 0.42% 0.43%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Feb 15, 2036 0.53% 0.41%

U S TREASURY BOND, due Aug 15, 2053 0.33% 0.16%

U S TREASURY BOND, due May 15, 2055 0.30% 0.16%

U S TREASURY BOND, due Feb 15, 2045 0.37% 0.16%

U S TREASURY BOND, due Feb 15, 2053 0.15% 0.14%

U S TREASURY BOND, due Aug 15, 2055 0.38% 0.14%

U S TREASURY BOND, due Nov 15, 2054 0.17% 0.14%

U S TREASURY BOND, due Aug 15, 2045 0.30% 0.14%

U S TREASURY BOND, due Feb 15, 2042 0.28% 0.13%

U S TREASURY BOND, due Aug 15, 2041 0.53% 0.12%

Only in UITB

U S TREASURY NOTE, due May 31, 2032 2.13%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Aug 15, 2034 2.03%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Nov 15, 2032 1.94%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Nov 15, 2033 1.86%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due May 15, 2033 1.71%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due May 15, 2035 1.54%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Mar 15, 2029 1.17%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Sep 30, 2032 1.04%

Only in VCRB

FNCL 5 7/26, due Jul 13, 2026 2.33%

US TREASURY N/B, due Apr 30, 2029 1.02%

NVIDIA CORP, due Jun 15, 2028 0.97%

NVIDIA CORP, due Jun 15, 2029 0.75%

FNCL 5.5 7/26, due Jul 13, 2026 0.68%

US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 28, 2029 0.65%

KFW, due Jul 22, 2031 0.60%

FNR 2026-46 FL, due Jun 25, 2056 0.59%

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On the same fields

UITB

VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF

VCRB

Vanguard Core Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer VictoryShares Vanguard

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.6% −1.3%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −18.9 pts −18.6 pts

Expense ratio 0.38% 0.10%

Holdings 1181 3418

Net assets, UITB as of Jun 30, 2026 and VCRB as of Sep 30, 2026 $2.7bn $7.6bn

UITB and VCRB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

UITB in plain words

UITB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% a year. It sat 4.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

VCRB in plain words

VCRB is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year. It sat 4.0% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.5% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, UITB or VCRB?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, UITB returned −1.6% and VCRB −1.3%.
Which is cheaper, UITB or VCRB?: VCRB is cheaper, by 0.28 percentage points a year. That is about $28 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

UITB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗UITB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗VCRB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VCRB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VCRB ↗

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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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