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VUSBVanguardINDEX

Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF

$49.550.00% vs prior close
495052-WK

Price through Oct 26, 2026 · Flows through Oct 31, 2024. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 26, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 26, 2026.

The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of high-quality and, to a lesser extent, medium-quality fixed income securities. It is expected to maintain a dollar-weighted average maturity of 0 to 2 years. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in fixed income securities.

VUSB price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateVUSB close
Sep 28, 2026$49.51
Sep 29, 2026$49.55
Sep 30, 2026$49.55
Oct 1, 2026$49.41
Oct 2, 2026$49.41
Oct 5, 2026$49.42
Oct 6, 2026$49.44
Oct 7, 2026$49.48
Oct 8, 2026$49.48
Oct 9, 2026$49.49
Oct 12, 2026$49.48
Oct 13, 2026$49.48
Oct 14, 2026$49.49
Oct 15, 2026$49.48
Oct 16, 2026$49.52
Oct 19, 2026$49.51
Oct 20, 2026$49.50
Oct 21, 2026$49.50
Oct 22, 2026$49.57
Oct 23, 2026$49.55
Oct 26, 2026$49.55

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned -0.6% so far this year. At 0.10% a year it is not the cheapest way in — SCHF has a reported fee of 0.06%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$4.4Bassets under management
0.10%expense ratio · $10 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
1.8Mavg daily volume, 30 days
172holdings
2021listed April 5, 2021 · beta 0.02

Sector weights

  • Other67.93%
  • Cash & Others67.93%
  • Corporate62.76%
  • Securitized24.7%
  • Government9.75%
  • Financial Services6.29%
  • Healthcare5.96%
  • Industrials5.2%
  • Communication Services3.33%
  • Technology3.23%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Other67.93%
Cash & Others67.93%
Corporate62.76%
Securitized24.7%
Government9.75%
Financial Services6.29%
Healthcare5.96%
Industrials5.2%
Communication Services3.33%
Technology3.23%

Country weights

  • Other68.02%
  • United States29.15%
  • Switzerland2.16%
  • Canada1.65%
  • Bermuda0.91%
  • Ireland0.71%
  • Japan0.64%
  • United Kingdom0.54%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Other68.02%
United States29.15%
Switzerland2.16%
Canada1.65%
Bermuda0.91%
Ireland0.71%
Japan0.64%
United Kingdom0.54%
Performance
1 week+0.1%
1 month+0.0%
3 months-0.3%
6 months-0.6%
YTD-0.6%
1 year—
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year—

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
$0Jul+$137.5MSep+$25MOct$0Jul+$137.5MSep+$25MOct$0Jul+$137.5MSep+$25MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Jul$0
Sep$137.5M
Oct$25M
The risk read
1%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
1%realized volatility, 1 year
-1.2%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-0.9%latest close versus that peak

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
1.4Mshares traded
The case against VUSB

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat VUSB on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
STIP iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF0.03%$16.4B+$489M-7bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$489M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$123.5B+$2.3B-5bp on fee · 28× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
SPTS State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF0.03%$7.1B+$1.4B-7bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$1.4B in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$51M-6bp on fee · 5× the assets · +$51M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-6bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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