ETF comparison
ICSHvsVUSB
Both US Aggregate Bond.
iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF · Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Holdings overlap
30 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of ICSH and VUSB would leave roughly3.6%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
ICSH is 2 bps cheaper than VUSB. On a $100,000 position that's about $20/yr more in fees for VUSB.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with ICSH vs VUSB.
Top shared holdings
30 shared in total| # | Holding | In ICSH | In VUSB | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRUIST BANK | 0.50% | 0.44% | 0.44% |
| 2 | HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC | 0.73% | 0.24% | 0.24% |
| 3 | MORGAN STANLEY PVT BANK | 0.73% | 0.23% | 0.23% |
| 4 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 0.23% | 0.35% | 0.23% |
| 5 | NTT FINANCE CORP | 0.22% | 0.35% | 0.22% |
| 6 | SALESFORCE INC | 0.73% | 0.19% | 0.19% |
| 7 | SUMITOMO MITSUI TR BK LT | 0.24% | 0.19% | 0.19% |
| 8 | UBS AG STAMFORD CT | 0.24% | 0.18% | 0.18% |
| 9 | PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES | 0.33% | 0.16% | 0.16% |
| 10 | CITIGROUP INC | 0.14% | 0.19% | 0.14% |
| 11 | MORGAN STANLEY PVT BANK | 0.13% | 0.17% | 0.13% |
| 12 | UBS AG STAMFORD CT | 0.23% | 0.13% | 0.13% |
Only in ICSH
328 total- BlackRock Funds III2.03%
- Marubeni Finance America LLC1.03%
- Cooperatieve Rabobank UA/NY0.82%
- NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL GLBL0.79%
- CDP Financial Inc0.75%
- PACIFIC LIFE GF II0.75%
- NEW YORK LIFE GLOBAL FDG0.73%
- RWE AG0.73%
- ATHENE GLOBAL FUNDING0.71%
- Svenska Handelsbanken/New York NY0.70%
Only in VUSB
1,251 total- United States Treasury Bill4.19%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond0.67%
- PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The0.58%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond0.52%
- Regions Bank/Birmingham AL0.51%
- US Bancorp0.50%
- Charles Schwab Corp/The0.49%
- Westlake Flooring Master Trust0.44%
- DLLAD 2024-1 LLC0.43%
- UBS Group AG0.41%
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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.
Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.