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VUSB vs XHLF: Differences, Returns & Fees

VUSB's duration was 1.0 years on Jun 30, 2026 and XHLF's 0.5 on Jul 31, 2026; XHLF charges 0.03% to VUSB's 0.10%. Net assets: $9.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF, and $1.9bn on Jul 31, 2026 for BondBloxx Bloomberg Six Month Target Duration US Treasury ETF.

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XHLF costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points.

VUSB vs XHLF: Differences, Returns & Fees
VUSBXHLF
Expense ratio0.10%0.03%
Net assets, VUSB as of Sep 30, 2026 and XHLF as of Jul 31, 2026$9.9bn$1.9bn
Total return, 1 year+3.4%+3.5%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedBloomberg US Treasury Six Month Target Duration Index
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

+3.4%
VUSB total return, 1 year
+3.5%
XHLF total return, 1 year
0.10%
VUSB expense ratio
0.03%
XHLF expense ratio

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Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-9D572D85F1

VUSB and XHLF are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. What each follows. VUSB follows No index, actively managed and XHLF follows Bloomberg US Treasury Six Month Target Duration Index.
  2. Size. VUSB has $9.9bn in net assets and XHLF $1.9bn (net assets, VUSB as of Sep 30, 2026 and XHLF as of Jul 31, 2026); VUSB is 5.2 times larger.
  3. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 VUSB returned +3.4% and XHLF +3.5% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.1 points.

Data as of Oct 20, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.

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On the same fields

VUSB
Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
XHLF
BondBloxx Bloomberg Six Month Target Duration US Treasury ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Vanguard BondBloxx
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +3.4% +3.5%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.9% (AGG) not measured
Gap to its benchmark +5.3 pts vs AGG not measured
Expense ratio 0.10% 0.03%
Holdings 1344 not counted
Net assets, VUSB as of Sep 30, 2026 and XHLF as of Jul 31, 2026 $9.9bn $1.9bn

VUSB and XHLF on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About VUSB

VUSB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.4% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

About XHLF

XHLF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VUSB or XHLF?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VUSB returned +3.4% and XHLF +3.5%.
Which is cheaper, VUSB or XHLF?
XHLF is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
VUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VUSB ↗XHLF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗XHLF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗BondBloxx website ↗

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