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 "ticker": "VUSB",
 "name": "Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF",
 "issuer": "Vanguard",
 "desk": "core",
 "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vusb",
 "html": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vusb",
 "markdown": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vusb.md",
 "as_of": "2026-10-28",
 "verdict": "VUSB is actively managed and returned +3.5% over the past year.",
 "lead": "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.",
 "category": {
  "id": "bonds",
  "name": "Bonds",
  "label": "Bond ETFs",
  "url": "https://etfiq.com/bonds/",
  "group": {
   "id": "taxable-bonds",
   "name": "Taxable bonds"
  },
  "segment": {
   "id": "cash-ultrashort",
   "name": "Cash and ultrashort",
   "url": "https://etfiq.com/bonds/cash-ultrashort/"
  },
  "status": "classified",
  "as_of": "2026-10-29",
  "method": "https://etfiq.com/methodology/categories"
 },
 "promise": {
  "badge": "delivered",
  "label": "Delivered",
  "category": "bonds",
  "sentence": "As of Jun 30, 2026, VUSB had a duration of 1.0 years against \"ultra-short\".",
  "figure": 0.97,
  "unit": "years",
  "from": "2026-06-30",
  "to": "2026-06-30",
  "url": "https://etfiq.com/promise-index/bonds/"
 },
 "key_facts": [
  {
   "key": "total_return_1_year",
   "label": "Total return, 1 year",
   "value": "+3.5%",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "sentence": "VUSB, total return, 1 year: +3.5%, as of Oct 28, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "+3.5%",
    "as_of": "2026-10-28",
    "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vusb#fact-total-return-1-year",
    "text": "VUSB, total return, 1 year: +3.5%, as of Oct 28, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "0.10%",
   "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Apr 28, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-04-28",
   "sentence": "VUSB, expense ratio: 0.10%, as of Apr 28, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "0.10%",
    "as_of": "2026-04-28",
    "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Apr 28, 2026",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vusb#fact-expense-ratio",
    "text": "VUSB, expense ratio: 0.10%, as of Apr 28, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "1344",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s holdings file",
   "as_of": "2026-09-30",
   "sentence": "VUSB, holdings: 1344, as of Sep 30, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "1344",
    "as_of": "2026-09-30",
    "source": "the issuer\u2019s holdings file",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vusb#fact-holdings",
    "text": "VUSB, holdings: 1344, as of Sep 30, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "below_its_high",
   "label": "Below its high",
   "value": "0.0%",
   "source": "ETFIQ",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "sentence": "VUSB, below its high: 0.0%, as of Oct 28, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "0.0%",
    "as_of": "2026-10-28",
    "source": "ETFIQ",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vusb#fact-below-its-high",
    "text": "VUSB, below its high: 0.0%, as of Oct 28, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "12_month_yield_capital_gains_included_on_its_starting_price",
   "label": "12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price",
   "value": "4.2%",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "sentence": "VUSB, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 4.2%, as of Oct 28, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "4.2%",
    "as_of": "2026-10-28",
    "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vusb#fact-12-month-yield-capital-gains-included-on-its-starting-price",
    "text": "VUSB, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 4.2%, as of Oct 28, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "last_payment",
   "label": "Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 1, 2026",
   "value": "$0.1811",
   "source": "Tiingo end-of-day distributions",
   "as_of": "2026-10-01",
   "sentence": "VUSB, last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 1, 2026: $0.1811, as of Oct 1, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "$0.1811",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "source": "Tiingo end-of-day distributions",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vusb#fact-last-payment",
    "text": "VUSB, last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 1, 2026: $0.1811, as of Oct 1, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$9.9bn",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-09-30",
   "sentence": "VUSB, net assets: $9.9bn (the issuer\u2019s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026).",
   "cite": {
    "value": "$9.9bn",
    "as_of": "2026-09-30",
    "source": "the issuer\u2019s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vusb#fact-net-assets",
    "text": "VUSB, net assets: $9.9bn (the issuer\u2019s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026)."
   }
  }
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 "fields": [
  {
   "key": "what_it_tracks",
   "label": "What it tracks",
   "value": "No index, actively managed",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "fund_type",
   "label": "Fund type",
   "value": "Cash and Treasury bills",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "category",
   "label": "Category",
   "value": "Bonds \u00b7 Cash and ultrashort",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "0.10%",
   "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Apr 28, 2026"
  },
  {
   "key": "price",
   "label": "Price",
   "value": "$49.58",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "first_traded",
   "label": "First traded",
   "value": "Apr 7, 2021",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$9.9bn",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026"
  },
  {
   "key": "benchmark",
   "label": "Benchmark",
   "value": "Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, measured by AGG, which tracks the same index",
   "source": "ETFIQ, from its filings"
  },
  {
   "key": "benchmark_named_in",
   "label": "Benchmark named in",
   "value": "its shareholder report, N-CSR, Feb 27, 2026",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "vusb_1_year_to_oct_28_2026",
   "label": "VUSB, 1 year to Oct 28, 2026",
   "value": "+3.5%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "agg_the_same_days",
   "label": "AGG, the same days",
   "value": "\u22121.4%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "against_its_benchmark_1_year",
   "label": "Against its benchmark, 1 year",
   "value": "+4.9 pts",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "below_its_high",
   "label": "Below its high",
   "value": "0.0%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "1344",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "top_ten_weight",
   "label": "Top ten weight",
   "value": "10.5%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings_as_of",
   "label": "Holdings as of",
   "value": "Sep 30, 2026",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s month-end file"
  }
 ],
 "periods": [
  {
   "window": "1 month",
   "Total return": "+0.5%",
   "Benchmark (AGG)": "+1.7%",
   "Gap to AGG": "\u22121.2 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "3 months",
   "Total return": "+0.7%",
   "Benchmark (AGG)": "\u22120.7%",
   "Gap to AGG": "+1.4 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "6 months",
   "Total return": "+1.7%",
   "Benchmark (AGG)": "\u22121.1%",
   "Gap to AGG": "+2.8 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "Year to date",
   "Total return": "+2.7%",
   "Benchmark (AGG)": "\u22121.0%",
   "Gap to AGG": "+3.7 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "1 year",
   "Total return": "+3.5%",
   "Benchmark (AGG)": "\u22121.4%",
   "Gap to AGG": "+4.9 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "3 years",
   "Total return": "+16.2%",
   "Benchmark (AGG)": "+16.2%",
   "Gap to AGG": "0.0 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "5 years",
   "Total return": "+19.9%",
   "Benchmark (AGG)": "\u22121.3%",
   "Gap to AGG": "+21.2 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "Since launch",
   "Total return": "+20.0%",
   "Benchmark (AGG)": "+0.1%",
   "Gap to AGG": "+19.9 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "Since launch, annualised",
   "Total return": "+3.3%",
   "Benchmark (AGG)": "\u2013",
   "Gap to AGG": "\u2013"
  }
 ],
 "questions": [
  {
   "q": "How has VUSB performed?",
   "a": "Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VUSB returned +3.5% with distributions reinvested, against \u22121.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. Over three years the number is +16.2%."
  },
  {
   "q": "What does VUSB cost?",
   "a": "The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year."
  },
  {
   "q": "How far is VUSB below its high?",
   "a": "0.0% below its high of Oct 28, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 28, 2026."
  }
 ],
 "key_stats": [
  {
   "key": "high52",
   "label": "52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026",
   "value": "$50.03 on Jan 30, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-01-30",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 50.03,
   "window": {
    "from": "2025-10-29",
    "to": "2026-10-28"
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "low52",
   "label": "52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026",
   "value": "$49.41 on Oct 1, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-10-01",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 49.41,
   "window": {
    "from": "2025-10-29",
    "to": "2026-10-28"
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "inrange",
   "label": "Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range",
   "value": "$49.58, 27% of the way from the low to the high",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 49.58
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "1344",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "top10",
   "label": "Top ten weight",
   "value": "10.5%",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "source": null
  }
 ],
 "trading": {
  "as_of": "2026-10-27",
  "score": null,
  "tier": null,
  "status": "not-scored",
  "lines": [
   "Not scored.",
   "$1,000: at least $0.10, 0.01%, one way, half a one-cent tick.",
   "$10,000: at least $1.01, 0.01%, one way, half a one-cent tick.",
   "Premium to NAV at the Oct 27 close: 0.00%; 95% of days within \u00b10.04%.",
   "Limit: midpoint + 1\u00a2 to buy, midpoint \u2212 1\u00a2 to sell. At the Oct 27 close of $49.56, that\u2019s $49.57 to buy and $49.55 to sell."
  ],
  "page": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vusb/trading/"
 },
 "flows": {
  "as_of": "2026-06-30",
  "coverage": "monthly",
  "computed_by": "ETFIQ, from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day\u2019s NAV",
  "method": "https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows",
  "data": "https://etfiq.com/data/flows/funds/vusb.json",
  "windows": [],
  "latest_month": {
   "month": "2026-06",
   "net_flow_usd": 144005000,
   "net_flow": "+$144m",
   "source": "SEC Form N-PORT"
  }
 },
 "generated": "2026-10-29",
 "license": "https://etfiq.com/license/",
 "license_text": "Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.",
 "citation": "ETFIQ, VUSB, bond fund, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/vusb"
}