Bond ETFs

VUSB:what it yields, how rates move it and what it holds

Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF. Portfolio as of June 30, 2026, from the fund's SEC filing (Form N-PORT).

Ultra short. Bonds that mature very soon. They usually yield a little more than Treasury bills, with a little more risk.

Yield to maturity (YTM)

4.51%

+0.48 points over US Treasuries of the same maturity

As of June 30, 2026, before the fund's costs.

If rates rise 1 pointestimated from its duration, 1.0 years: -1.0%
Investment gradeof the credit risk, BBB or better: 99%
Size1,292 positions: $8.9B

In a few words

VUSB holds 1,292 positions. 91% of the portfolio is corporate bonds. On June 30, 2026, the bonds it holds had a yield to maturity (YTM) of 4.51% a year, before the fund's costs. Its duration is 1.0 years: if rates rise by 1 percentage point, its price falls about 1.0%. In 2022, when rates rose sharply, its total return was -0.4%.

Every ETF in Ultra short

If rates change

A rough estimate, if rates moved at once and equally at every maturity.

1.0 years duration4.51% yield to maturity

Change in rates+1 point

Price, at once

-1.0%

Over 12 months, with the yield

+3.5%

Ready-made moves

Change in rates	At once	12 months
	+1.0%	+5.5%
	+0.5%	+5.0%
	0.0%	+4.5%
	-0.5%	+4.0%
	-1.0%	+3.5%
	-1.9%	+2.6%

At a yield of 4.51% and a duration of 1.0 years, a rise in rates of about 4.65 points within the year would eat the whole year's yield.

Past returns

The ETF's total return, price change plus distributions, as the fund reports it to the SEC.

April 2021 – June 2026

Last 12 months

+4.2%

3 years, average per year

+5.3%

Worst 12 months

-1.5%

Largest fall from a peak

-1.5%

100 at the start 118.9 at the end, distributions reinvested

What it holds

Portfolio as of June 30, 2026: who issued the bonds, when they mature and the largest issuers.

1,292 positions692 issuers

Who issued the bonds

Companies91.3%

US Treasury5.4%

Other governments2.1%

Largest issuers

The 10 largest are 14.2% of the fund.

United States Treasury Bill4.19%

Wells Fargo & Co1.20%

United States Treasury Note/Bond1.19%

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce1.18%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The1.17%

Bank of America Corp1.12%

Lloyds Banking Group PLC1.12%

HSBC Holdings PLC1.09%

PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The1.04%

Citigroup Inc0.91%

When they mature

Up to 1 year17.4%

1 to 3 years57.2%

3 to 5 years14.9%

5 to 10 years7.2%

10 to 20 years1.5%

Over 20 years0.6%

Details

Positions: 1,292
Average coupon: 4.16%
Floating rate: 29.1%
In other currencies: 0.9%
Mortgage-backed: 1.7%
In default: 0.00%
Hard to value: 0.00%
Cash and cash funds: 0.5%

Maturities as stated on the bonds. Mortgage bonds, many corporate bonds and city bonds can be repaid early, so in practice they mature sooner.

Similar bond ETFs

Same kind as VUSB, nearest in rate sensitivity.

PULSPGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
If rates +1%-0.8%
ICSHiShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF
If rates +1%-0.7%
JPSTJPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF
If rates +1%-0.7%
MINTPIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund
If rates +1%-0.4%

ETF	Yield (YTM)	If rates +1%	2022	Size
PULSPGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF	4.49%	-0.8%	+1.5%	$18.7B
ICSHiShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF	4.31%	-0.7%	+1.0%	$8.1B
JPSTJPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF	4.45%	-0.7%	+1.1%	$41.1B
MINTPIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund	4.61%	-0.4%	-1.0%	$16.4B

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How much would VUSB fall if rates rose?

With a duration of 1.0 years, an immediate one-point rise in rates would take about 1.0% off its price. An equal fall would add about the same.

What is VUSB's yield?

On June 30, 2026, according to its filing, the bonds it holds had a yield to maturity (YTM) of 4.51% a year, before the fund's costs. That is not the distribution the ETF pays, and it moves every day with prices.

How did VUSB do in 2022?

In 2022 VUSB returned -0.4% in total, as the fund reports it.

Is this VUSB's dividend yield?

No. The yield to maturity shown here is what the bonds the fund holds would earn a year if held to maturity, at the prices on the filing date. The dividend yield measures what the ETF paid over the last 12 months against its price, and it lags, because it depends on the coupons of bonds bought earlier. The SEC yield the issuer publishes is a standardised 30-day figure after costs, and usually lands close to the yield to maturity, a little below. When rates have risen, the dividend yield is usually lower than the other two.

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