VanguardUltrashort BondVUSB · Cboe BZX

Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF (VUSB)

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Price: $49.64; —30 Oct 2026
Assets: $9.9B; Total net assets
Expense ratio: 0.10%; Category 0.38%
Yield: 4.29%; Trailing distributions

1Y return: 3.7%-0.1%; Category 3.8%
3Y CAGR: 5.2%+0.1%; Category 5.0%
5Y CAGR: 3.7%-0.3%; Category 4.0%

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Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF

Calendar-year returns

Fund only: no comparison series covers this fund's history.

Risk statistics

Five years of daily closes. Risk-free rate 4% a year.

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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period	1M	3M	6M	YTD	1Y	3YCAGR	5YCAGR	10YCAGR	LaunchCAGR
ETF	+0.6%	+0.8%	+1.8%	+2.8%	+3.7%	+5.2%	+3.7%	—	+3.4%
Ultrashort Bond average	0.4%	0.8%	1.8%	3.0%	3.8%	5.0%	4.0%	3.0%	3.3%
Difference	+0.2%	0.0%	0.0%	-0.2%	-0.1%	+0.1%	-0.3%	—	0.0%

Holdings

Allocation as last published by the fund.

Credit quality

Share of the bonds by rating.

US government7.3%
AAA23.6%
AA8.1%
A36.7%
BBB30.9%
BB0.9%
B0.1%

Asset mix

Bonds94.3%
Cash5.7%

ETF details

Issuer: Vanguard
Category: Fixed Income · Ultrashort Bond
Ticker: VUSB
Exchange: Cboe BZX
Inception: 6 Apr 2021 (5.6 years)
Structure: Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio: 0.10% (category 0.38%)
Holdings turnover: 65% (category 63%)
Distribution yield: 4.29%
Beta, 3 years: 0.10
Total net assets: $9.9B
Average maturity: 9.91 years

Prices and returns as of 30 Oct 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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