Which returned more over the last year, USHY or VBIL?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USHY returned +3.3% and VBIL returned +3.8%, so VBIL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, USHY or VBIL?

USHY charges 0.08% a year and VBIL charges 0.06%, so VBIL 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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USHY vs VBIL: how they differ

USHY and VBIL hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, USHY and VBIL 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 USHY	Only in VBIL
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 1.17%	United States Treasury Bill 6.78%
1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.49%	United States Treasury Bill 6.10%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.38%	United States Treasury Bill 5.61%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.29%	United States Treasury Bill 5.41%
GALAXY HELIOS DATA CENTERS II LLC 144A 0.24%	United States Treasury Bill 5.18%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.24%	United States Treasury Bill 5.17%
WULF COMPUTE LLC 144A 0.24%	United States Treasury Bill 5.15%
CORE SCIENTIFIC FINANCE I LLC 144A 0.23%	United States Treasury Bill 5.13%

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.

USHY and VBIL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	USHY iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	VBIL Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond	0-3 Month Treasury Bill
Total return, 1 year	+3.3%	+3.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.2 pts	−13.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.06%
Holdings	1871	26

USHY in plain words

USHY is a bond fund tracking the Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.

VBIL in plain words

VBIL is a cash and treasury bills tracking the 0-3 Month Treasury Bill. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, USHY or VBIL?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USHY returned +3.3% and VBIL returned +3.8%, so VBIL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, USHY or VBIL?: USHY charges 0.08% a year and VBIL charges 0.06%, so VBIL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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USHY against VBIL, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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