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Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF (VUSB)

Ultrashort Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
49.78 USD -0.03 (-0.060%) ⇩ (April 21, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:42 a.m. EDT

VUSB offers a robust ~4.5% yield, but its short-term price momentum is stagnating near long-term averages with only a 0.46% predicted upside, reflecting its role as a cash parking vehicle rather than a capital appreciation play.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.001405
MSTL0.002862
AutoETS0.002871
AutoARIMA0.002872

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.83
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.294
Excess Kurtosis -0.81

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.36% 4.57% 5.15%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-01 0.178 0.358799
2026-03-02 0.165 0.332314
2026-02-02 0.182 0.367692
2025-12-18 0.177 0.359545
2025-12-01 0.180 0.366572
2025-11-03 0.187 0.382320
2025-10-01 0.188 0.385499
2025-09-02 0.190 0.391581
2025-08-01 0.194 0.401594
2025-07-01 0.194 0.403650
2025-06-02 0.199 0.416383
2025-05-01 0.194 0.407181
2025-04-01 0.204 0.429497
2025-03-03 0.187 0.395005
2025-02-03 0.212 0.450404
2024-12-24 0.210 0.448604
2024-12-02 0.208 0.445496
2024-11-01 0.208 0.447499
2024-10-01 0.210 0.452375
2024-09-03 0.210 0.455292
2024-08-01 0.214 0.467056
2024-07-01 0.212 0.466718
2024-06-03 0.223 0.492745
2024-05-01 0.219 0.486835
2024-04-01 0.228 0.508787
2024-03-01 0.203 0.454448
2024-02-01 0.216 0.484412
2023-12-22 0.215 0.485551
2023-12-01 0.205 0.465692
2023-11-01 0.203 0.465527
2023-10-02 0.196 0.451890
2023-09-01 0.195 0.450279
2023-08-01 0.186 0.431292
2023-07-03 0.185 0.431479
2023-06-01 0.179 0.418293
2023-05-01 0.171 0.400812
2023-04-03 0.158 0.371328
2023-03-01 0.153 0.362283
2023-02-01 0.155 0.366667
2022-12-23 0.129 0.306875
2022-12-01 0.116 0.277129
2022-11-01 0.103 0.247414
2022-10-03 0.087 0.208929
2022-09-01 0.077 0.184433
2022-08-01 0.053 0.126707
2022-07-01 0.053 0.127024
2022-06-01 0.041 0.098071
2022-05-02 0.029 0.069537
2022-04-01 0.023 0.055099
2022-03-01 0.024 0.057134
2022-02-01 0.015 0.035640
2021-12-23 0.022 0.052141
2021-12-01 0.014 0.033149
2021-11-01 0.014 0.033158
2021-10-01 0.015 0.035444
2021-09-01 0.013 0.030740
2021-08-02 0.015 0.035478
2021-07-01 0.014 0.033139
2021-06-01 0.015 0.035499
2021-05-03 0.009 0.021331
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 4.53

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 51.26
All Time Low 48.08
Ask 50.18
Ask Size 4,500
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,369,390
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,763,570
Average Volume 1,763,570
Average Volume10Days 1,369,390
Beta3 Year 0.1
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 65,400
Category Ultrashort Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 49.81
Day Low 49.78
Dividend Yield 4.53
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 49.801
Fifty Day Average Change -0.020999908
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.00042167646
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 0.1811266
Fifty Two Week High 50.03
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.25
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.004997002
Fifty Two Week Low 49.58
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.19999695
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.004033823
Fifty Two Week Range 49.58 - 50.03
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,617,802,200,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0337776
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
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 invests in a diversified portfolio of high-quality and, to a lesser extent, medium-quality fixed income securities. 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 PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_702253379
Nav Price 49.79
Net Assets 8,196,277,200.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.1
Open 49.8
Phone 800-523-1036
Previous Close 49.81
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0300026
Regular Market Change Percent -0.0602341
Regular Market Day High 49.81
Regular Market Day Low 49.78
Regular Market Day Range 49.78 - 49.81
Regular Market Open 49.8
Regular Market Previous Close 49.81
Regular Market Price 49.78
Regular Market Time 1,776,801,600
Regular Market Volume 1,207,430
Short Name Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol VUSB
Three Year Average Return 0.0533147
Total Assets 8,196,277,248
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 0.63801
Trailing Three Month Returns 0.63801
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 49.84905
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.069049835
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.0013851786
Type Disp ETF
Volume 1,207,430
Yield 0.045300003
Ytd Return 0.63801