VUSBVanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Seeks current income while maintaining limited price volatility.
By Vanguard · Launched 2021
Annual Cost
0.10%
#408 of 5,861 · low cost
Fund Size
$8.9B
#309 of 5,861 · large
Dividend YieldGoal
4.38%
Track Record
5 years
#2,300 of 5,861 · seasoned
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,427+4.3%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundWhat it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 7.9% of fund✓ well diversified
United States Treasury Bill
3.2%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
0.8%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
0.6%
US Bancorp
0.5%
Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund
0.5%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
0.5%
Truist Bank
0.5%
Tyson Foods Inc
0.5%
UBS Group AG
0.4%
Bank of Montreal
0.4%
Asset allocation
Bonds
97.6%
Cash
2.4%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
0.7%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-1.8%Mild
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
1.86Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
2.85Good downside protection
Bond profile
Avg maturity
10.0 years
Credit ratings
US Government
7.8%
AAA
22.0%
AA
8.8%
A
37.2%
BBB
31.0%
BB
0.6%
B
0.1%
Other
0.3%
Listing
- Exchange
- Cboe BZX
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks current income while maintaining limited price volatility.
- Strategy
- Employs an active management approach, investing primarily in high-quality and medium-quality bonds, including U.S. Treasury obligations and other government securities. Maintains a dollar-weighted average maturity of 0 to 2 years.
- Inception date
- April 6, 2021
- Fund family
- Vanguard
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Data updated on 2026-08-04