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VUSB · Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF

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VUSB is actively managed and returned +3.5% over the past year.

Why did VUSB return +20.0% against AGG’s −0.3%?Is a 0.10% fee low for a fund like VUSB?What do VUSB’s net flows of +$5.5bn over the 3 years to Jun 30, 2026 mean?
Cash and Treasury bills · Actively managedVanguard ↗Expense ratio 0.10%Fund assets $9.9bn on Sep 30, 2026First traded Apr 7, 2021Benchmark Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, measured by AGG, which tracks the same indexFund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗Every Vanguard fund ETFIQ coversDividend history

VUSB returned +3.5% over the year to Oct 28, 2026, charges 0.10% a year and holds $9.9bn in net assets on Sep 30, 2026.

Promise check: DeliveredAs of Jun 30, 2026, VUSB had a duration of 1.0 years against "ultra-short".

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VUSB risk and return scorecard

vs AGG · Apr 2021 to Oct 2026 · 288 weekly returns · dividend-adjusted

5.5 years
VUSB +20.0%, AGG −0.3%, Apr 2021 to Oct 2026, distributions reinvested.
Return
MeasureVUSBAGGEdge
Total return+20.0%−0.3%VUSB
Annualized+3.3%−0.1%VUSB
Price return−1.0%−16.2%VUSB
Risk
MeasureVUSBAGGEdge
Volatility0.8%5.6%VUSB
Max drawdown−1.7%−17.5%VUSB
Upside capture17.4%100.0%AGG
Downside capture−1.3%100.0%VUSB
Risk-adjusted
MeasureVUSBAGGEdge
Sharpe ratio−0.33−0.62VUSB
Sortino ratio−0.45−0.83VUSB
Alpha vs AGG
MeasureVUSBAGGEdge
Alpha, a year+0.1%Not significant
Alpha t-stat0.27
Beta to AGG0.101.00Lower beta

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records; risk-free rate: U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury Bill Rates, 13-week coupon equivalent Method · Data

Money in and out

Net fund flows · Jun 30, 2026
12 months to Jun 30, 2026
+$3.6bn
3 years to Jun 30, 2026
+$5.5bn
5 years to Jun 30, 2026
+$7.9bn
askIQ: what do these flows mean? ↗

What you earned

VUSB +0.5%, AGG +1.7%: total return over one month to Oct 28, 2026.
VUSB+0.5%
AGG+1.7%
VUSB +0.7%, AGG −0.7%: total return over three months to Oct 28, 2026.
VUSB+0.7%
AGG−0.7%
VUSB +1.7%, AGG −1.1%: total return over six months to Oct 28, 2026.
VUSB+1.7%
AGG−1.1%
VUSB +2.7%, AGG −1.0%: total return over the year to Oct 28, 2026.
VUSB+2.7%
AGG−1.0%
VUSB +3.5%, AGG −1.4%: total return over one year to Oct 28, 2026.
VUSB+3.5%
AGG−1.4%
VUSB +16.2%, AGG +16.2%: total return over three years to Oct 28, 2026.
VUSB+16.2%
AGG+16.2%
VUSB +19.9%, AGG −1.3%: total return over five years to Oct 28, 2026.
VUSB+19.9%
AGG−1.3%
VUSB +20.0%, AGG +0.1%: total return since launch to Oct 28, 2026.
VUSB+20.0%
AGG+0.1%
askIQ: why did VUSB return +3.5% against AGG’s −1.4%? ↗

How concentrated, and what does it cost?

No index, actively managed
+3.5%
Total return, 1 year
Report
0.10%
Expense ratio
Report
1344
Holdings
Report
0.0%
Below its high
Report
4.2%
12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price
Report
$0.1811
Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 1, 2026
Report
Sector mix
Cost against like funds
askIQ: is a 0.10% fee low for a fund like VUSB? ↗

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Price and total return, 1 year

$49.580.0%1 day, priceClose, Oct 28, 2026

Total return adds every distribution, reinvested. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices. Data as of Oct 28, 2026. Updated every trading night. Report a data error

Points (pts) are percentage points.

VUSB returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
WindowTotal returnBenchmark (AGG)Gap to AGG
1M Sep 28 – Oct 28, 2026+0.5%+1.7%−1.2 pts
3M Jul 29 – Oct 28, 2026+0.7%−0.7%+1.4 pts
6M Apr 29 – Oct 28, 2026+1.7%−1.1%+2.8 pts
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026+2.7%−1.0%+3.7 pts
1Y Oct 28, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026+3.5%−1.4%+4.9 pts
3Y Oct 27, 2023 – Oct 28, 2026+16.2%+16.2%0.0 pts
5Y Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 28, 2026+19.9%−1.3%+21.2 pts
Since launch Apr 7, 2021 – Oct 28, 2026+20.0%+0.1%+19.9 pts
Since launch, annualised Apr 7, 2021 – Oct 28, 2026+3.3%––

Total returns, distributions reinvested.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested.

Money in and out

Monthly data · as of Jun 30, 2026

VUSB: in the month to Jun 30, 2026, net $144m came in, by its SEC filing.

12 months
+$3.6bn
67.3% of $5.4bn on Jun 30, 2025
Jul 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
3 years
+$5.5bn
162.7% of $3.4bn on Jun 30, 2023
Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
5 years
+$7.9bn
794.5% of $999m on Jun 30, 2021
Jul 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Since Apr 2021
+$8.9bn
Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings

Computed by ETFIQ from the monthly sales and redemptions VUSB files with the SEC on Form N-PORT.

How this is computed

ETFIQ reads no daily data for this fund, so its flows are monthly, and the latest month filed is Jun 2026. Every day and month ETFIQ holds for VUSB, back to Apr 2021, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare VUSB with other funds in the flows tool

Month by month, money in and money outJul 2023 to Jun 2026

VUSB, money in and money out each month from Jul 2023 to Jun 2026: two bars a month, money in above the line and money out below. Every bar is from VUSB’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 31 and went out in 5.

Every bar is from VUSB’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 31 and went out in 5.

MonthInOutNet
Jun 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$144m$0+$144m
May 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$584m$0+$584m
Apr 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$59.6m−$39.7m+$19.9m
Mar 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$350m−$97.0m+$253m
Feb 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$646m$0+$646m
Jan 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$571m$0+$571m
Dec 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$349m$0+$349m
Nov 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$341m$0+$341m
Oct 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$227m$0+$227m
Sep 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$169m$0+$169m
Aug 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$192m$0+$192m
Jul 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$107m$0+$107m
Jun 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$137m−$84.5m+$52.2m
May 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$260m−$189m+$71.9m
Apr 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$424m−$136m+$288m
Mar 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$341m$0+$341m
Feb 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$271m−$193m+$77.3m
Jan 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$139m−$34.8m+$104m
Dec 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$37.2m−$266m−$228m
Nov 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$77.0m−$19.9m+$57.1m
Oct 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$57.2m−$24.9m+$32.4m
Sep 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$74.8m−$115m−$40.1m
Aug 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$184m−$5.0m+$179m
Jul 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$79.2m$0+$79.2m
Jun 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$180m−$61.8m+$118m
May 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$114m−$136m−$22.3m
Apr 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$126m−$74.1m+$51.8m
Mar 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$197m−$412m−$216m
Feb 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$148m$0+$148m
Jan 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$134m−$5.0m+$129m
Dec 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$119m−$362m−$244m
Nov 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$120m−$39.3m+$81.1m
Oct 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$184m−$44.2m+$140m
Sep 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$140m−$78.5m+$61.5m
Aug 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$363m−$49.1m+$314m
Jul 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$341m−$12.2m+$329m

Most recent first.

How this is computed

N-PORT months: money in is sales plus reinvestments; money out is redemptions.

N-PORT months are the filed sales plus reinvestments less redemptions. Later months add up the daily data; the Source column names any missing day.

Source: ETFIQ, from the fund’s SEC N-PORT filings. Data as of Jun 30, 2026. Updated when the fund files its next report.

VUSB key stats

52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$50.03 on Jan 30, 2026
52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$49.41 on Oct 1, 2026
Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$49.58, 27% of the way from the low to the high
Holdings1344
Top ten weight10.5%
Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Trading

as of Oct 27, 2026
Trading · VUSBas of Oct 27, 2026
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Not scored2 of 6 measured · Oct 27, 2026
0 · Hard to tradeIQ Liquidity Score100 · Trades like a giant
Cost for your order · one way, at least half a one-cent tick
$1,000$0.100.01%
$10,000$1.010.01%
Premium or discount to NAV, Oct 27 close0.00%
−0.1%95% of days within ±0.04% · the 1% band is off this scale+0.1%
How to tradeLimit: midpoint + 1¢ to buy, midpoint − 1¢ to sell.At the Oct 27 close of $49.56, that’s $49.57 to buy and $49.55 to sell.
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About VUSB

What it tracksNo index, actively managed
Fund typeCash and Treasury bills
Category (ETFIQ)Bonds · Cash and ultrashort
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Apr 28, 2026)0.10%
Price$49.58
First tradedApr 7, 2021
Net assets (the issuer’s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026)$9.9bnReport
Benchmark (ETFIQ, from its filings)Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, measured by AGG, which tracks the same index
Benchmark named inits shareholder report, N-CSR, Feb 27, 2026
VUSB, 1 year to Oct 28, 2026+3.5%
AGG, the same days−1.4%
Against its benchmark, 1 year (ETFIQ)+4.9 pts
Below its high (ETFIQ)0.0%
Holdings1344
Top ten weight10.5%
Holdings as of (the issuer’s month-end file)Sep 30, 2026
IQ Investment Committee on VUSB

12 seats on VUSB, as of Oct 28, 2026: 3 Supports, 1 Mixed, 4 Not enough data, 4 Does not apply.

In the tradition ofJohn BogleBogle-style Low CostSupports
In the tradition ofBenjamin GrahamGraham-style Margin of SafetyNot enough data
In the tradition ofWarren Buffett & Charlie MungerBuffett & Munger-style QualityNot enough data
In the tradition ofPeter LynchLynch-style Growth at a Reasonable PriceNot enough data
In the tradition ofJohn TempletonTempleton-style Global ContrarianDoes not apply
In the tradition ofRay DalioDalio-style All-WeatherNot enough data
In the tradition ofHoward MarksMarks-style Cycles & RiskSupports
In the tradition ofStanley DruckenmillerDruckenmiller-style Macro & LiquidityDoes not apply
In the tradition ofDavid SwensenSwensen-style DiversificationSupports
In the tradition ofCathie WoodWood-style Disruptive InnovationDoes not apply
In the tradition ofJesse LivermoreLivermore-style Trend FollowingDoes not apply
Uses ETFIQ’s measuresThe ETFIQ SkepticETFIQ’s own seatMixed
Put VUSB to the committee →See all seats →No investor named is affiliated with or endorses ETFIQ. Not investment advice.

Questions people ask about VUSB

How has VUSB performed?
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VUSB returned +3.5% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. Over three years the number is +16.2%.
What does VUSB cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.
How far is VUSB below its high?
0.0% below its high of Oct 28, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 28, 2026.
Sources and dates
Prices, VUSB and Benchmark (AGG)Tiingo end-of-day · Oct 28, 2026
Fee, 0.10%Prospectus filing with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Net assets, $9.9bnThe issuer’s own number for this ETF, month end · Sep 30, 2026
IssuerHoldings, the issuer’s own month-end file ↗
IssuerVanguard page for VUSB ↗
All fund filingsFund filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

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