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Voya Ultra Short Income ETF

VUSINYSE ArcaVoyaC

$49.88−0.01 (−0.01%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 10:00 AM ET

Intraday session: down, 1 prints from 49.88 to 49.88. Range 49.88 to 49.88. Use the arrow keys to read each point.49.8749.8749.8849.8849.8810 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.25%
Fund size
$142M
1Y total return
No data
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
349
Avg volume · 30D
13.3K sh
52W range
low $49.77high $50.48
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net VUSI Grade

C

Score 50 out of 100

Rank
61 of 78
Six-pillar profile for VUSI. Scores out of 100: Cost 18, Risk 47, Mission 100, Tradability 24, Holdings 77, Durability 36. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Cost (18). Leans toward Mission.

Score 50 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    F18 out of 100
    Rank 62 of 78
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 67
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C47 out of 100
    Rank 46 of 75
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    F24 out of 100
    Rank 65 of 78
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A77 out of 100
    Rank 15 of 77
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    D36 out of 100
    Rank 58 of 78

Our read on VUSI

ETF.net Research

In short

CVoya's late-2025 arrival in the cash-parking aisle: an actively managed ultra-short bond fund built to hunt current income while keeping principal steady. A new name in a category ruled by entrenched giants.

Stated mandate

VUSI seeks high current income while preserving capital. It is actively managed and normally invests at least 80% of its assets in diversified income-producing bonds or economically similar derivatives.

Why people hold it

  • Actively managed, not index-shackled: at least 80% of assets sit in diversified income-producing bonds or economically similar derivatives, with a stated goal of high current income while preserving capital.
  • The prospectus sets a monthly income distribution schedule, which matches how most people use a cash-adjacent holding.
  • The mandate isn't fenced to US paper. It can reach into international and emerging market issuers, a wider pool of short-dated bonds than a Treasury-only fund shops from.
  • Ordinary 1940 Act fund plumbing. No partnership wrapper, no K-1 arriving in your mailbox in March.

Worth knowing

  • Active costs more here: 0.25% a year against a category median of 0.20%, and above the aisle's scale players (VUSB at 0.10%, SHV and PULS at 0.15%).
  • Launched in November 2025, so there's no long record to judge and the fund is still building scale. Newer, smaller funds tend to trade with wider bid-ask spreads than category veterans.stockanalysis.com
  • Ultra-short is not the same as cash. This holds bonds, and the mandate allows derivatives and non-US credit, so the share price can move.

VUSI Performance

Launched Nov 18, 2025

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

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VUSI$10,280
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,169
Dec 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. VUSI $10,280. SPY $11,169. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Dec 2025Jun 2026Oct 2026

Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for VUSI. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodVUSI
Year to date+2.8%
1 month+0.4%
3 months+0.6%
1 yearFund is under 1 year oldNo data
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for VUSI
YearReturn barVUSI
2026 YTD+2.8%
2025+0.7%

History from Nov 19, 2025

VUSI in the news

VUSI Dividends

Last payment
$0.18 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 11 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Dec 30, 2025 $0.25; Jan 29, 2026 $0.11; Feb 26, 2026 $0.19; Mar 30, 2026 $0.17; Apr 29, 2026 $0.12; May 28, 2026 $0.18; Jun 29, 2026 $0.20; Jul 30, 2026 $0.17; Aug 27, 2026 $0.19; Sep 29, 2026 $0.20; Oct 29, 2026 $0.18. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 29, 2026Oct 30, 2026$0.18
Sep 29, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.20
Aug 27, 2026Aug 28, 2026$0.19
Jul 30, 2026Jul 31, 2026$0.17
Jun 29, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.20
May 28, 2026May 29, 2026$0.18
Apr 29, 2026Apr 30, 2026$0.12
Mar 30, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.17
Feb 26, 2026Feb 27, 2026$0.19
Jan 29, 2026Jan 30, 2026$0.11
Dec 30, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.25

VUSI Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
Launched Nov 2025; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Launched Nov 2025; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
Launched Nov 2025; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.03
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

VUSI Cost

Overpaying vs XHLF, tied cheapest in Cash & Ultra-Short Income

$4,521

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • VUSI 0.25%

    $5,159

  • XHLF 0.03% Tied cheapest

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • VUSI 0.25%
  • XHLF 0.03%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K051015202530VUSI $5,159XHLF $638

Year by year

YearVUSIXHLFOverpaying
10$455$55$400
20$1,769$216$1,553
30$5,159$638$4,521

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