---
ticker: "VUSB"
name: "Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/VUSB"
grade: "A"
score: 81
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "Cash & Ultra-Short Income"
category_rank: "3 of 78"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# VUSB: Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF

Grade **A**, Score 81 of 100. Rank 3 of 78 in Cash & Ultra-Short Income.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 84 | 12 of 78 |
| Mission | 100 | 1 of 66 |
| Risk | 53 | 29 of 75 |
| Tradability | 64 | 24 of 78 |
| Holdings | 91 | 4 of 77 |
| Durability | 89 | 5 of 78 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 1348 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | — | United States Treasury Bill 08/05/2027 | 4.81% |
| 2 | — | Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 4.75% 07/27/2029 | 0.85% |
| 3 | — | AbbVie Inc 4.50% 08/18/2028 | 0.79% |
| 4 | — | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.13% 11/15/2027 | 0.73% |
| 5 | — | PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 4.62% 10/26/2029 | 0.51% |
| 6 | — | Mktliq 12/31/2049 | 0.50% |
| 7 | — | Citizens Bank NA/Providence RI 4.87% 08/10/2029 | 0.46% |
| 8 | — | US Bancorp 5.78% 06/12/2029 | 0.45% |
| 9 | — | Charles Schwab Corp/The 4.60% 07/27/2029 | 0.43% |
| 10 | — | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 4.72% 06/16/2029 | 0.40% |
| 11 | — | Truist Bank 4.42% 07/24/2028 | 0.39% |
| 12 | — | Province of British Columbia Canada 4.70% 01/24/2028 | 0.39% |
| 13 | — | Westlake Flooring Master Trust 4.23% 10/15/2029 | 0.39% |
| 14 | — | Dllad 2024-1 Llc 5.30% 07/20/2029 | 0.37% |
| 15 | — | UBS Group AG 4.48% 04/10/2030 | 0.37% |
| 16 | — | OneMain Financial Issuance Trust 2026-2 4.98% 01/14/2038 | 0.36% |
| 17 | — | Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust 2026-C 4.68% 07/16/2029 | 0.36% |
| 18 | — | Bank of Montreal 4.39% 09/22/2028 | 0.36% |
| 19 | — | Rktl 2026-3 4.51% 08/27/2035 | 0.34% |
| 20 | — | National Bank of Canada 4.17% 01/20/2029 | 0.34% |
| 21 | — | Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 4.15% 01/21/2029 | 0.33% |
| 22 | — | Toyota Motor Credit Corp 4.37% 09/05/2028 | 0.33% |
| 23 | — | Equitable Holdings Inc 4.35% 04/20/2028 | 0.33% |
| 24 | — | Fidelity National Information Services Inc 4.45% 03/10/2028 | 0.33% |
| 25 | — | Truist Bank 4.14% 10/23/2029 | 0.33% |
| 26 | — | Wendy's Funding LLC 3.88% 03/15/2048 | 0.33% |
| 27 | — | Bank of America Corp 5.20% 04/25/2029 | 0.32% |
| 28 | — | PFS Financing Corp 5.34% 04/15/2029 | 0.32% |
| 29 | — | Extra Space Storage LP 5.70% 04/01/2028 | 0.32% |
| 30 | — | United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.00% 07/31/2028 | 0.31% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/VUSB. Please cite the page URL.