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VUSB · Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF

VUSB tracks the Ultra-Short Bond and returned +3.7% over the past year.

Cash and Treasury bills · Ultra-Short Bond · data as of

Key facts

+3.7%Total return, 1 year
0.10%Expense ratio
1281Holdings
−0.1%Below its high

Compare VUSB

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Period by period

VUSB over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnS&P 500Gap to S&P 500Gap to Nasdaq-100
3 months+0.8%+3.3%−2.5 pts+1.6 pts
6 months+1.8%+16.0%−14.2 pts−18.9 pts
1 year+3.7%+17.5%−13.8 pts−19.3 pts
3 years+16.4%+77.9%−61.5 pts−78.7 pts
Since listing+19.5%+101.8%−82.3 pts−102.8 pts

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.

What it tracksUltra-Short Bond
Fund typeCash and Treasury bills
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Apr 28, 2026)0.10%
Price$49.55
Listed sinceApr 7, 2021
Net assets (SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jun 30, 2026)$8.9bn
Below its high (ETFIQ)−0.1%
Holdings1281
Top ten weight8.9%
Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT)Jun 30, 2026

Questions people ask

How has VUSB performed?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, VUSB returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +16.4%.
What does VUSB cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.
How far is VUSB below its high?
0.1% below its high of Sep 4, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

Where these figures came from

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VUSB, core index fund, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. ETFIQ is an independent publisher, is not a fund issuer, broker-dealer or investment adviser, and makes no recommendations.

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