ETF comparison

ICSHvsVUSB

Both US Aggregate Bond.

iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF · Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
3.6%

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.

ICSH only 89.6%Shared 3.6%VUSB only 95.2%
In ICSH only
328 positions
Shared
30 positions
In VUSB only
1,251 positions

Side by side

ICSH

iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF

iShares · US Aggregate Bond

86composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.080%
Net assets
$8.65B
TTM yield
4.17%
Top-10 conc.
11.6%
VUSB

Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF

Vanguard · US Aggregate Bond

86composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.10%
Net assets
$10.19B
TTM yield
4.29%
Top-10 conc.
8.8%

Sub-score comparison

92
Cost
90
52
Tax efficiency
52
97
Liquidity
100
98
Concentration
100
Tracking quality
ICSHsub-scoreVUSB

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

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
#HoldingIn ICSHIn VUSBOverlap
1TRUIST BANK0.50%0.44%0.44%
2HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC0.73%0.24%0.24%
3MORGAN STANLEY PVT BANK0.73%0.23%0.23%
4GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC0.23%0.35%0.23%
5NTT FINANCE CORP0.22%0.35%0.22%
6SALESFORCE INC0.73%0.19%0.19%
7SUMITOMO MITSUI TR BK LT0.24%0.19%0.19%
8UBS AG STAMFORD CT0.24%0.18%0.18%
9PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES0.33%0.16%0.16%
10CITIGROUP INC0.14%0.19%0.14%
11MORGAN STANLEY PVT BANK0.13%0.17%0.13%
12UBS AG STAMFORD CT0.23%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.