Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VGLT vs VUSB: how they differ
VGLT and VUSB hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VUSB returned more over the year.
Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VGLT and VUSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VGLT | VUSB |
|---|---|---|
| Ausgrid Finance Pty Ltd | 0.04% | 0.08% |
| Corp Nacional del Cobre de Chile | 0.02% | 0.08% |
| AusNet Services Holdings Pty Ltd | 0.02% | 0.06% |
| Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 0.02% | 0.02% |
| Lonsdale Finance Pty Ltd | 0.01% | 0.07% |
| Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd | 0.01% | 0.05% |
| Qantas Airways Ltd | 0.01% | 0.07% |
| AGI Finance Pty Ltd | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Dominican Republic International Bond | 0.02% | 0.01% |
| Macquarie Bank Ltd | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| Only in VGLT | Only in VUSB |
|---|---|
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.62% | United States Treasury Bill 4.24% |
| Mexico Government International Bond 0.50% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.49% | PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48% | Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52% |
| Mexico Government International Bond 0.48% | US Bancorp 0.51% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.44% | Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50% |
| Province of British Columbia Canada 0.43% | 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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
| VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund | VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Long-term Treasury | Ultra-Short Bond |
| Total return, 1 year | −5.4% | +3.7% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −22.9 pts | −13.8 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.10% |
| Holdings | 1703 | 1281 |
VGLT in plain words
VGLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −5.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 39.2% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 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, VGLT or VUSB?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGLT returned −5.4% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
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