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Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF (VUSB)

Ultrashort Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
49.74 USD -0.03 (-0.060%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 49.76 +0.02 (0.034%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★★⯪
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:54 a.m. EDT

The ultra-short duration profile of this fund makes it a defensive anchor rather than a growth engine, offering a robust yield that has stabilized significantly after the volatility of the prior year. While the recent price action shows a slight uptick, the statistical forecast model indicates a flat trajectory over the next month, suggesting no immediate catalyst to drive capital appreciation. The dividend stream remains the primary attraction, having recovered from a period of sharp cuts to offer a substantial, reliable income floor. However, the long-term price trajectory reveals a persistent drag, with the asset trading below its starting point over the last four years despite recent annual gains, reflecting the market's ongoing adjustment to higher interest rates. For investors seeking to park cash safely while earning a premium over traditional money market funds, this vehicle serves its purpose well, but it lacks the momentum or fundamental expansion required to generate significant total returns in a rising-rate environment.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.000741
MSTL0.000862
AutoARIMA0.000877
AutoTheta0.001134

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 89%
H-stat 1.11
Ljung-Box p 0.003
Jarque-Bera p 0.554
Excess Kurtosis -0.55

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.35% 4.31% 4.78% 3.69%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-03 0.175 0.352751
2026-07-01 0.176 0.354839
2026-06-01 0.169 0.340280
2026-05-01 0.176 0.354481
2026-04-01 0.178 0.358799
2026-03-02 0.165 0.331126
2026-02-02 0.182 0.365169
2025-12-18 0.177 0.355779
2025-12-01 0.180 0.361446
2025-11-03 0.187 0.375615
2025-10-01 0.188 0.377321
2025-09-02 0.190 0.381833
2025-08-01 0.194 0.390107
2025-07-01 0.194 0.390578
2025-06-02 0.199 0.401331
2025-05-01 0.194 0.390893
2025-04-01 0.204 0.410711
2025-03-03 0.187 0.376182
2025-02-03 0.212 0.427333
2024-12-24 0.210 0.423814
2024-12-02 0.208 0.419101
2024-11-01 0.208 0.419228
2024-10-01 0.210 0.422026
2024-09-03 0.210 0.422961
2024-08-01 0.214 0.432061
2024-07-01 0.212 0.429889
2024-06-03 0.223 0.451920
2024-05-01 0.219 0.444490
2024-04-01 0.228 0.462475
2024-03-01 0.203 0.411181
2024-02-01 0.216 0.436496
2023-12-22 0.215 0.435619
2023-12-01 0.205 0.415990
2023-11-01 0.203 0.414117
2023-10-02 0.196 0.400327
2023-09-01 0.195 0.397310
2023-08-01 0.186 0.379050
2023-07-03 0.185 0.377782
2023-06-01 0.179 0.364859
2023-05-01 0.171 0.348340
2023-04-03 0.158 0.321596
2023-03-01 0.153 0.312756
2023-02-01 0.155 0.315554
2022-12-23 0.129 0.263265
2022-12-01 0.116 0.237122
2022-11-01 0.103 0.211195
2022-10-03 0.087 0.177969
2022-09-01 0.077 0.156823
2022-08-01 0.053 0.107571
2022-07-01 0.053 0.107724
2022-06-01 0.041 0.083080
2022-05-02 0.029 0.058859
2022-04-01 0.023 0.046611
2022-03-01 0.024 0.048309
2022-02-01 0.015 0.030120
2021-12-23 0.022 0.044053
2021-12-01 0.014 0.027994
2021-11-01 0.014 0.027994
2021-10-01 0.015 0.029916
2021-09-01 0.013 0.025938
2021-08-02 0.015 0.029928
2021-07-01 0.014 0.027947
2021-06-01 0.015 0.029928
2021-05-03 0.009 0.017978
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 4.35

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 51.26
All Time Low 48.08
Ask 49.75
Ask Size 14,000
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,863,670
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,882,051
Average Volume 1,882,051
Average Volume10Days 1,863,670
Beta3 Year 0.1
Bid 49.74
Bid Size 23,900
Category Ultrashort Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 49.79
Day Low 49.74
Dividend Yield 4.35
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 49.6995
Fifty Day Average Change 0.04050064
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0008149104
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 0.020098686
Fifty Two Week High 50.03
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.2899971
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.005796464
Fifty Two Week Low 49.595
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.14500046
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.002923691
Fifty Two Week Range 49.595 - 50.03
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,617,802,200,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0360597
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
Fullday Change -0.0299988
Fullday Change Percent -0.0602748
Fullday Price 49.757
Fund Family Vanguard
Fund Inception Date 1,617,667,200
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund employs an active management approach, investing in a diversified portfolio of high-quality and, to a lesser extent, medium-quality bonds. It is expected to maintain a dollar-weighted average maturity of 0 to 2 years. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in fixed income securities.
Long Name Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_702253379
Nav Price 49.75
Net Assets 9,326,250,000.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.1
Open 49.78
Phone 800-523-1036
Post Market Change 0.016998291
Post Market Change Percent 0.034174286
Post Market Price 49.757
Post Market Time 1,787,959,806
Previous Close 49.77
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0299988
Regular Market Change Percent -0.0602748
Regular Market Day High 49.79
Regular Market Day Low 49.74
Regular Market Day Range 49.74 - 49.79
Regular Market Open 49.78
Regular Market Previous Close 49.77
Regular Market Price 49.74
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 1,459,757
Short Name Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol VUSB
Three Year Average Return 0.0531458
Total Assets 9,326,249,984
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 0.93023
Trailing Three Month Returns 0.93023
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 49.78358
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.0435791
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.000875371
Type Disp ETF
Volume 1,459,757
Yield 0.0435
Ytd Return 1.97978