BUXX vs VUSB: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Strive Enhanced Income Short Maturity ETF

BUXXBNYSE

Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF

VUSBACboe

Overlap

No data

Expense ratio

VUSB −0.16pt a year

BUXX0.26%VUSB0.10%

Avg volume · 30D

VUSB 7.5×the volume

BUXX271KVUSB2.04M

3Y return · a year

BUXX+5.2%VUSB+5.2%

BUXX vs VUSB Performance

Nov 7, 2025 – Nov 9, 2026

+4.0%BUXX+3.7%VUSB

Expense ratio: BUXX 0.26%; VUSB 0.10%, better
Fund size: BUXX $549M; VUSB $9.9B
1Y total return: BUXX +4.0%, better; VUSB +3.7%
Yield (12M): BUXX 4.42%, better; VUSB 4.27%
Holdings: BUXX 331; VUSB 1352
Avg volume (30D): BUXX 271K sh; VUSB 2.04M sh, better
NAV per share: BUXX $20.18; VUSB $49.51
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for BUXX, VUSB, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	BUXX	VUSB
Cost30% weight	F18	A84Higher
Mission25% weight	A100	A100
Risk15% weight	C53Higher	C52
Tradability15% weight	C44	B67Higher
Holdings10% weight	A76	A86Higher
Durability5% weight	B56	A88Higher

Rank among Cash & Ultra-Short Income funds

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Same Category. BUXX and VUSB are both graded against the same 78 Cash & Ultra-Short Income funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Cash & Ultra-Short Income⁠

Category · 78 funds

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VUSB ranks 2nd and BUXX 51st of 78 funds in the Cash & Ultra-Short Income Category.

Rank 1AICSHiShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETFScore 84
Rank 2ACLIPGlobal X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETFScore 81
Rank 2AVBILVanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETFScore 81
Rank 2AVUSBVanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETFScore 81
Rank 5ATBLLInvesco Short Term Treasury ETFScore 80
Rank 47BVRIGInvesco Variable Rate Investment Grade ETFScore 56
Rank 51BBUXXStrive Enhanced Income Short Maturity ETFScore 55
Rank 51BCVSBCalvert Ultra-Short Investment Grade ETFScore 55

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

BUXXBStrive Enhanced Income Short Maturity ETF

VUSBAVanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF

In short

BUXX Strive's parking spot for near-term cash: a short-maturity bond fund built to pay monthly income while damping price swings and keeping liquidity handy. Young for its category, but it stays tightly inside the job its prospectus describes.

VUSB Vanguard's first actively managed bond ETF, run by its in-house fixed income team and priced at 0.10%. It holds investment-grade paper maturing inside two years: a step past a money fund, well short of a real bond fund.

Stated mandate

BUXX The Fund seeks current income while aiming to reduce price volatility and preserve liquidity.

VUSB The fund seeks current income with limited price volatility while investing in diversified high- and medium-quality fixed-income securities. It expects to maintain a dollar-weighted average maturity of 0–2 years.

Why people hold it

BUXX Does what the label says. The portfolio has stayed inside its stated short-maturity, income-seeking lane, one of the tighter mandate matches in the ultra-short bond group.
Income lands monthly, spread across roughly 230 bond positions rather than a handful of big bets.
Real scale for a young fund, with moderate day-to-day trading activity behind it instead of a thin, name-only listing.

VUSB At 0.10%, it costs half the typical ultra-short bond ETF and undercuts the other leaders in the group: SHV, PULS, FLDR and DUSB all charge 0.15%.
Active, not adventurous. The managers buy investment-grade bonds (A3-or-better high quality plus BBB-tier medium quality) and hold average maturity to zero-to-two years.vanguard.com
Income lands monthly, sourced from roughly 170 bonds, so no single issuer drives the outcome.
A multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively, and the same portfolio team also runs a similar Vanguard ultra-short fund.vanguard.com

Worth knowing

BUXX The fee is 0.26% a year, above the ultra-short cohort median of 0.20% and well above VUSB (0.10%) or SHV (0.15%).
Reduced price volatility is the aim, not zero. This is a bond fund, so the share price can move. A bank deposit it is not.
Launched in 2023, so its track record is short next to ultra-short peers that have run through multiple rate cycles.

VUSB This is not a money market fund. No fixed $1 share price, and the market price can trade above or below the value of the holdings.vanguard.com
The mandate allows BBB-tier credit, a notch of risk a Treasury-only neighbor like SHV doesn't take.vanguard.com
Bonds this short reprice with short-term rates, so the monthly payout drifts up and down instead of holding a set level.vanguard.com

Full BUXX profile⁠

Full VUSB profile⁠

BUXX vs VUSB Holdings

How BUXX and VUSB differ

No overlap figure

Two bond funds rarely hold the same issues.

Level by level

Sector3 Sectors54.4%
Countryby domicile81.5%
Asset classBonds100%

Sector

Sector weights in BUXX and VUSB, widest gap first
Sector	Gap	BUXX	VUSB
Securitized	BUXX +45.6 points	75.6%	30.0%
Corporate	VUSB +39.8 points	22.4%	62.2%
Government	VUSB +5.8 points	2.0%	7.8%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in BUXX and VUSB, widest gap first
Country	Gap	BUXX	VUSB
United States	BUXX +12.2 points	89.1%	76.9%
Canada	VUSB +7.1 points	0.1%	7.2%
Cayman Islands	BUXX +5.9 points	8.4%	2.5%
United Kingdom	VUSB +3.1 points	0.4%	3.5%
Japan	VUSB +2.1 points	0.0%	2.1%
Germany	VUSB +1.7 points	0.0%	1.7%
Australia	VUSB +1.6 points	0.0%	1.6%
Switzerland	VUSB +1.0 points	0.0%	1.0%
Other countries (13)	VUSB +1.7 points	1.9%	3.6%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

BUXX13.8%
VUSB12.6%

Securities held

BUXX331
VUSB1,346

Asset class

BUXX: Bonds
VUSB: Bonds

Holdings

Two bond funds rarely hold the same issues, so this page lists no shared Holdings. BUXX holds 331 securities, VUSB 1,346.

All 226 BUXX holdings⁠All 1,347 VUSB holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

BUXX vs VUSB Cost

Overpaying BUXX vs VUSB

$3,252

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

BUXX 0.26%
$5,358
VUSB 0.10%
$2,106

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

BUXX 0.26%
VUSB 0.10%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	BUXX	VUSB	Overpaying
10	$473	$183	$290
20	$1,838	$717	$1,121
30	$5,358	$2,106	$3,252

Expense ratio

0.26%BUXX
0.10%VUSB, cheaper

VUSB0.10%BUXX0.26%

0.03%1.00%

Middle half of Cash & Ultra-Short Income funds
Median 0.18%

VUSB 13th cheapest of 78 funds

BUXX 67th cheapest of 78 funds

BUXX vs VUSB Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 9, 2026

Yield (12M): BUXX 4.42%, better; VUSB 4.27%
Payout (12M): BUXX $0.89; VUSB $2.12
Last payment: BUXX $0.07; VUSB $0.18
Ex-dividend: BUXX Oct 28, 2026; VUSB Nov 2, 2026
Paid on: BUXX Oct 30, 2026; VUSB Nov 4, 2026
Frequency: BUXX Monthly; VUSB Monthly

Distribution history

Per share, 2023 to 2026, same scale for both

BUXXMonthly · 38 paymentsAll BUXX payments⁠

VUSBMonthly · 46 paymentsAll VUSB payments⁠

BUXX vs VUSB Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: BUXX 0.5%, betterVUSB 0.8%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: BUXX 1.67, betterVUSB 0.86
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: BUXX −0.6%since Aug 2023VUSB −1.7%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: BUXX 0.01VUSB 0.10; Market = 1

BUXX and VUSB in the news

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Filings Digest
11 Strive funds will move to NYSE Arca on Dec. 15
Oct 29, 2026BUXX

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BUXX vs VUSB

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How BUXX and VUSB differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

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Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Cost over time

Year by year

Distribution history

Fall from peak · 5 years

Risk facts

11 Strive funds will move to NYSE Arca on Dec. 15

How BUXX and VUSB differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings