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VUSBVanguardINDEX

Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF

$49.41-0.28% vs prior close
495052-WK

Price through Oct 1 · Flows through Oct 31. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 1. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 1.

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.

Price & daily flows
49.949.749.549.41DAILY NET FLOWOct 1Jan 30Jun 1Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned -0.9% so far this year. At 0.10% a year, no lower reported fee appears among the alternatives shown here.

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
2.1Mavg 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%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
Other68.02%
United States29.15%
Switzerland2.16%
Canada1.65%
Bermuda0.91%
Ireland0.71%
Japan0.64%
United Kingdom0.54%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.3%
1 month-0.3%
3 months-0.4%
6 months-0.7%
YTD-0.9%
1 year-0.8%
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
JulSepOct
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
1%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
1%realized volatility, 1 year
-1.2%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-1.2%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
2Mshares 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%$16.3B+$489M-7bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$489M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$122.8B+$2.3B-5bp on fee · 28× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-6bp on fee · 5× the assets · +$575M 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
MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF0.05%$46B+$2B-5bp on fee · 10× the assets · +$2B in over the monthHead-to-head
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